Community-acquired Legionnaire' Disease in Nottingham - Too many cases?

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1097-1103

  Lim, W S ^a   Slack, R ^b   Goodwin, A ^b   Robinson, J ^c   Lee, J V ^d   Joseph, C ^d   Neal, K ^e  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Nottingham Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c Nottingham Hlth Informatics Service   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING TOWER; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; WALES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 1042292601     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268803001420     Document Type: Article

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