A hospital-based, case-control study of risk factors for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 284-288

  Dixon, Kenneth E ^a   Nang, Roberto N ^b   Kim, Dong Hyun ^b   Hwang, Yeon Ja ^b   Park, Ji Wan ^b   Huh, Joung Won ^b   Cho, Young Kee ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b U States Army Med Research Unit   (South Korea)

^c Cap Armed Forces General Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARMY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DUST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HANTAVIRUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY MEDICINE; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

EID: 0029933590     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.284     Document Type: Article

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