Risk factors for shigellosis in Thailand

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 425-433

  Chompook, Pornthip ^a   Todd, Jim ^b   Wheeler, Jeremy G ^c   von Seidlein, Lorenz ^d   Clemens, John ^d   Chaicumpa, Wanpen ^e  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b MRC program ^*  (Uganda)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

^e THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Case control study; Fly density; Fly species; Housefly; Risk factors; Shigellosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSE FLY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHIGELLOSIS; SOCIAL HYGIENE; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIPTERA; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; HAND; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SANITATION; THAILAND; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33750975345     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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