Estimation of the incidence of lyme disease

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1018-1026

  Campbell, Grant L ^a   Fritz, Curtis L ^a,b   Fish, Durland ^c   Nowakowski, John ^d   Nadelman, Robert B ^d   Wormser, Gary P ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ixodes; Lyme disease; Theoretical models; Tick infestations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TICK BITE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032533580     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009568     Document Type: Article

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