Epidemiology of human brucellosis in a defined area of Northwestern Greece

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 905-910

  Avdikou, I ^a   Maipa, V ^a   Alamanos, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BRUCELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GREECE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 26944463777     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805003973     Document Type: Article

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