Epidemiology of leptospirosis in New Caledonia (South Pacific): A one-year survey

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-167

  Perrocheau, Anne ^a   Perolat, Philippe ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Caledonie Noumea   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Insular tropics; Leptospirosis; New Caledonia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW CALEDONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW CALEDONIA; RAIN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0031057290     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007300514760     Document Type: Article

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