Cost of community gastroenteritis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 322-328

  Hellard, Margaret E ^a,e   Sinclair, Martha I ^a   Harris, Anthony H ^b   Kirk, Martyn ^c   Fairley, Christopher K ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Australian Enhanced Foodborne D Dept Hlth/Aged/Food Std A ^*  (Australia)

^d MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^e ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community gastroenteritis; Economics; Endemic gastroenteritis

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; WORK;

EID: 0037366559     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.02959.x     Document Type: Article

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