Temporal clusters of Salmonella serovars in humans in Alberta, 1990-2001

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 390-395

  Guerin, Michele T ^a   Martin, S Wayne ^a   Darlington, Gerarda A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Cluster analysis; Humans; Salmonella; Seasons; Serotyping; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPE; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 19644366667     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404039     Document Type: Article

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