Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in the Pomurje region of Slovenia - An 18-year survey

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 398-405

  Pal, Emil ^a   Strle, Franc ^b   Avšič Županc, Tatjana ^c  

^a General Hospital Murska Sobota   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dobrava; Hantavirus; Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; Pomurje; Puumala; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRUSH SYNDROME; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; OUTPATIENT; PARAMETER; PUUMALA VIRUS; REVIEW; SLOVENIA; SYMPTOM; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HANTAVIRUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; PUUMALA VIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLOVENIA; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 23844439275     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-005-0359-2     Document Type: Review

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