The distribution of travel-associated Legionnaires' disease within selected European countries, and a comparison with tourist patterns

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 887-893

  Ricketts, Katherine D ^a   Joseph, C A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FRANCE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SPAIN; TOURISM; TRAVEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; SPAIN; TRAVEL; TURKEY;

EID: 33745581343     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805005637     Document Type: Article

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