Puumala virus infections in Finland: Increased occupational risk for farmers

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1142-1151

  Vapalahti, Katariina ^a   Paunio, Mikko ^b   Brummer Korvenkontio, Markus ^a   Vaheri, Antti ^a   Vapalahti, Olli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hantavirus; Hantavirus infections; Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; Occupational exposure; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH SYNDROME; FINLAND; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PUUMALA VIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033564036     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009769     Document Type: Article

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