Severe giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis in Scotland, UK

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 551-561

  Robertson, L J ^a,b,c  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029729864     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800059240     Document Type: Article

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