Effects of climate, latitude, and season on the incidence of Bell's palsy in the US Armed Forces, October 1997 to September 1999

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 32-39

  Campbell, Karen E ^a   Brundage, John F ^a  

^a Army Medical Surveillance Activity   (United States)

Author keywords

Bell palsy; Climate; Facial paralysis; Military personnel; Seasons

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARMY; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLIMATE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; LATITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; VIRUS ETIOLOGY; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELL PALSY; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036642501     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf009     Document Type: Article

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