Australian encephalitis in the Northern Territory: Clinical and epidemiological features, 1987-1996

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 590-596

  Burrow, Jim ^a   Whelan, P I ^b   Kilburn, C J ^a   Fisher, D A ^a   Currie, B J ^a   Smith, D W ^c  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Territory Health Services   (Australia)

^c Western Australian Centre for Pathology and Medical Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian encephalitis; Clinical features; Murray Valley encephalitis virus; Northern Territory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0032460358     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1998.tb00653.x     Document Type: Article

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