Community acquired legionnaires' disease: Lessons for surveillance from recent outbreaks

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 466-467

  Regan, M ^a   Olowokure, B ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COOLING TOWER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; WATER SUPPLY;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 33744471676     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.042366     Document Type: Editorial

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