Coccidioidomycosis in Arizona: Increase in incidence from 1990 to 1995

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1528-1530

  Ampel, Neil M ^a   Mosley, David G ^b   England, Bob ^b   Vertz, P Diane ^b   Komatsu, Ken ^b   Hajjeh, Rana A ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032450130     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515044     Document Type: Article

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