Human campylobacteriosis in Scotland: Seasonality, regional trends and bursts of infection

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 585-593

  Miller, G ^a   Dunn, G M ^a   Smith Palmer, A ^b   Ogden, I D ^a   Strachan, N J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION; RISK FACTOR; SEASON;

CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SEASONS;

EID: 4143101613     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268804002572     Document Type: Article

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