Surveillance for unexplained deaths and critical illnesses due to possibly infectious causes, United States, 1995-1998

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 145-153

  Hajjeh, Rana A ^a   Relman, David ^b   Cieslak, Paul R ^c,d,e,f   Sofair, Andre N ^c,d,e,f   Passaro, Douglas ^c,d,e,f   Flood, Jennifer ^c,d,e,f   Johnson, James ^c,d,e,f   Hacker, Jill K ^c,d,e,f   Shieh, Wun Ju ^a,c,d,e,f   Michael Hendry, R ^c,d,e,f   Nikkari, Simo ^c,d,e,f   Ladd Wilson, Stephen ^c,d,e,f   Hadler, James ^c,d,e,f   Rainbow, Jean ^c,d,e,f   Tappero, Jordan W ^a,c,d,e,f   Woods, Christopher W ^a,c,d,e,f   Conn, Laura ^a,c,d,e,f   Reagan, Sarah ^a,c,d,e,f   Zaki, Sherif ^a,c,d,e,f   Perkins, Bradley A ^a,c,d,e,f  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Emerging Infections Program   (United States)

^d Mailstop C09 ^*  (United States)

^e California Emerging Infections Program   (United States)

^f Minnesota Emerging Infections Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SERODIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036200370     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0802.010165     Document Type: Article

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