Frequency of infectious gastrointestinal illness in Australia, 2002: Regional, seasonal and demographic variation

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-118

  Hall, Gillian V ^a   Kirk, M D ^b   Ashbolt, R ^c   Stafford, R ^b   Lalor, K ^d   Bell, Robert ^c   Combs, Barry ^c   Crerar, Scott ^c   Dalton, Craíg B ^c   Dempsey, Karen ^c   Givney, Rod ^c   Gregory, Joy ^c   Hardy, Brigid ^c   Hogg, Geoff ^c   Li, Janet ^c   Merritt, Tony ^c   McKay, Ian ^c   Millard, Geoff ^c   Mwanri, Lillian ^c   Musto, Jennie ^c   Neville, Leonie ^c   Raupach, Jane ^c   Roche, Paul ^c   Sarna, Mohinder ^c   Shadbolt, Craig ^c   Tomaska, Nola ^c   Unicomb, Leanne ^c   Yohannes, Kefle ^c   Williams, Craig ^c   Williams, Jenny ^c   more..

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b OzFoodNet   (Australia)

^c Department of Health and Human Services ^*

^d Australian Government Department of Human Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LOOSE FECES; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SUMMER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEPHONE; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 30844443054     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805004656     Document Type: Article

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