A case-control study of risk factors for sporadic campylobacter infections in Denmark

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 353-366

  Neimann, J ^a   Engberg, J ^b   Molbak K ^b   Wegener, H C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DENMARK; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAPE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT; MILK; PASTEURIZATION; POULTRY; REGIONALIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 0037667587     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268803008355     Document Type: Article

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