Cases of nephropathia epidemica (NE) in Sweden are increasing and are spreading Southwards;Sorkfeber i Sverige ökar och sprider sig söderut

Lakartidningen

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 38-41

  Bergman, Christoffer ^a   Arneborn, Malin ^b   Giesecke, Johan ^c  

^a ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Epidemiolog ^*  (Sweden)

^c Statsepidemiolog   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SWEDEN; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; ZOONOSES;

EID: 13244281562     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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