Surveillance for travel-associated Legionnaires disease - United States, 2005-2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 48, 2007, Pages 1261-1263

  Smith, P ^a   Moore, M ^b   Alexander, N ^b   Hicks, L ^b   O'Loughlin, R ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^c CDC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38449097455     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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