Epidemiological study of Nephropathia epidemica in Finland 1989-96

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 427-435

  Brummer Korvenkontio, Markus ^a   Vapalahti, Olli ^a   Henttonen, Heikki ^b   Koskela, Pentti ^c   Kuusisto, Pasi ^d   Vaheri, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Ilomantsi Health Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNITY WARD; MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUUMALA VIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; URBAN POPULATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032752591     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549950163941     Document Type: Article

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