Escherichia coli O157:H7; An economic assessment of an outbreak

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-107

  Roberts, J A ^a,b   Upton, P A ^a,c   Azene, Girma ^a  

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

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli O157; Economic evaluation; HUS; Milk borne outbreak

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMPLOYMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0034058235     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/22.1.99     Document Type: Article

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