Lower incidence of the upper respiratory tract infections among general practitioners as compared to their patients

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1059-1061

  Michiels, Barbara ^a   Avonts, D ^a   Van Royen, P ^a   Denekens, J ^a   Van der Auwera, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Disease transmission; Family physician; Prevention; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0036906512     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021272827941     Document Type: Article

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