Changing epidemiology of Ross River virus disease in South Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 313-317

  Selden, Suzanne M ^a,b,c   Cameron, A Scott ^a  

^a South Australian Health Commission   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c Far West Remote Health Training Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA VIRUS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOM; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029794939     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb124989.x     Document Type: Article

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