Decreased seroprevalence for Toxoplasma gondii in Seventh Day Adventists in Maryland

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 790-792

  Roghmann, Mary Claire ^a   Faulkner, Charles T ^b   Lefkowitz, Alan ^a   Patton, Sharon ^b   Zimmerman, Jeff ^c   Morris Jr , J Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIGIOUS GROUP; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0032959254     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.790     Document Type: Article

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