An estimate of foodborne illness in the elderly population of the United States, 1987-93

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-34

  Steahr, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Illness elderly; Illness foodborne; Morbidity; Morbidity elderly; Morbidity foodborne

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPUALTION; FOODBORNE ILLNESS;

AGED; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CHOLERA; COLITIS; CYSTICERCOSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEPATITIS A; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; LISTERIOSIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; SALMONELLOSIS; SHIGELLOSIS; TRICHINOSIS; TYPHOID FEVER; UNITED STATES;

USA;

EID: 0031899941     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129873624     Document Type: Article

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