A descriptive epidemiology of giardiasis in New Zealand and gaps in surveillance data

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1205, 2004, Pages

  Hoque, M Ekramul ^a   Hope, Virginia T ^a,b   Scragg, Robert ^a   Baker, Michael ^c,d   Shrestha, Rupendra ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Auckland Regional Public Health Service   (New Zealand)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GIARDIASIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY CONTROL; REGIONALIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABLE POPULATION; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 16644383961     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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