Outbreaks of gastrointestinal diseases on cruise ships: Lessons from three decades of progress

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-123

  Lawrence, Dale N ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ALERTNESS; CATERING SERVICE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLOTHING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FOOD; HAND; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SANITATION; SHIP; SHIPPING; STAFF; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

EID: 3142714505     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-996-0007-7     Document Type: Review

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