Control strategies for Q fever based on results of pre-vaccination screening in Victoria, 1988 to 2001

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-57

  Greig, Jane E ^a,b   Patel, Mahomed S ^b   Clements, Mark S ^b   Taylor, N Kathleen ^a  

^a Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

Q FEVER VACCINE; Q VAX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; Q FEVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 15044349623     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2005.tb00749.x     Document Type: Article

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