Classification of surgical procedures for epidemiologic assessment of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease transmission by surgery

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 595-604

  De Pedro Cuesta, J ^a   Bleda, M J ^a   Rabano A ^b   Cruz, M ^c   Laursen, H ^d   Molbak K ^e   Siden, A ^c  

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^e STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Care; Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease; Epidemiology; Etiology; Methods; Safety; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EYE SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEUROSURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33749617119     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-9044-7     Document Type: Article

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