Ethnicity and Campylobacter infection: A population-based questionnaire survey

Journal of Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 210-216

  Charlett, A ^e   Cowden, J M ^e   Frost, J A ^e   Gillespie, Iain A ^a   Millward, J ^b   Neal, K R ^c   O'Brien, S J ^a   Painter, M J ^d   Syed, Q ^e   Tompkins, D ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Gateway House   (United Kingdom)

^e Leeds Health Protection Agency Lab ^*

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Food; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141494257     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(03)00072-0     Document Type: Article

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