Geographical distribution of variant CJD in the UK (excluding Northern Ireland)

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Volumn 353, Issue 9146, 1999, Pages 18-21

  Cousens, Simon N ^a   Linsell, L ^a   Smith, P G ^a   Chandrakumar, M ^b   Wilesmith, J W ^c   Knight, R S G ^c   Zeidler, M ^c   Stewart, G ^c   Will, R G ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b East Kent Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NEW VARIANT CREUTZFELD JAKOB DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033514072     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)08062-3     Document Type: Article

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