Borna disease virus and mental health: A cross-sectional study

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 247-254

  Thomas, Daniel Rh ^a   Chalmers, R M ^a   Crook, B ^b   Stagg, S ^b   Thomas, H V ^c   Lewis, G ^c   Salmon, R L ^a   Caul, E O ^d   Morgan, K L ^e   Coleman, T J ^f   Morgan Capner, P ^g   Sillist, M ^h   Kench, S M ^f   Meadows, D ⁱ   Softley, P ^h  

^a NPHS Communic Dis Surveillance Ctr ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Bristol Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f HEREFORD COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g Chorley/South Ribble Dist Gen Hosp ^*  (United Kingdom)

^h Norwich Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BORNA DISEASE; BORNA DISEASE VIRUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 20144388005     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci040     Document Type: Article

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