Persistent high risk of diarrhea among foreigners in Nepal during the first 2 years of residence

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 613-616

  Shlim, David R ^a,b   Hoge, Charles W ^a   Rajah, Ramachandra ^a   Scott, Robert McN ^a   Pandy, Prativa ^a   Echeverria, Peter ^a  

^a Can Intl Water Ener Consult C   (Nepal)

^b CIWEC Clinic Travel Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CYCLOSPORA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; SHIGELLA; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA;

EID: 0032863528     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598642     Document Type: Article

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