Estimated number of cases of foodborne infectious disease in new zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1113, 2000, Pages 278-281

  Lake, Robin J ^a   Baker, Michael G ^b   Garrett, Nick ^c   Scott, W Guy ^d   Scott, Helen M ^e  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c Inst of Environ Sci and Res Ltd   (Canada)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTEROPATHY; EPIDEMIC; FOOD POISONING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD POISONING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL DISEASES; NEW ZEALAND; OFFICE VISITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034647402     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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