Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom: Analysis of epidemiological surveillance data for 1970-96

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7105, 1997, Pages 389-395

  Cousens, S N ^a   Zeidler, M ^b   Esmonde, T F ^b   De Silva, R ^b   Wilesmith, J W ^c   Smith, P G ^a   Will, R G ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPOUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030844380     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7105.389     Document Type: Article

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