Legionnaire's disease and saunas [9]

Lancet

Volumn 351, Issue 9096, 1998, Pages 114-

  Den Boer, J W ^a   Yzerman, E ^b   Van Belkum, A ^b   Vlaspolder, F ^b   Van Breukelen, F J M ^b  

^a Munic Hlth Serv Zuid Kennemerland   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LETTER; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUNA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0032501749     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)78145-9     Document Type: Article

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2. 2 Ernst E, Pecho E, Wirz P, Saradeth T. Regular sauna bathing and the incidence of common colds. Ann Med 1990; 22: 225-27.
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