Children at risk of giardiasis in Auckland: A case-control analysis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 655-662

  Hoque, M E ^a   Hope, V T ^a,b   Scragg, R ^a   Kjellstrom T ^a,c  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Auckland Regional Public Health Service   (New Zealand)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD HEALTH; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWIMMING; TRAVEL; WATER SUPPLY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAPERS, INFANT; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0041353500     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268803008598     Document Type: Article

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