Swimming and Campylobacter infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1474-1477

  Schönberg Norio, Daniela ^a,b   Takkinen, Johanna ^a   Hänninen, Marja Lììsa ^a   Katila, Marja Leena ^c   Kaukoranta, Suvi Sirkku ^d   Mattila, Leena ^b   Rautelin, Hilpi ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WELL WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAMPYLOBACTER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SWIMMING;

EID: 3543002236     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1008.030924     Document Type: Conference Paper

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