Does dog or cat ownership lead to increased gastroenteritis in young children in South Australia?

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 926-934

  Heyworth, Jane S ^a   Cutt, H ^a   Glonek, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; DOG BITE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OWNERSHIP; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; ZOONOSES;

EID: 33748374022     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806006078     Document Type: Article

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