Prevalence and public health aspects of toxoplasmosis;Prävalenz und Public-Health-Aspekte der Toxoplasmose

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 692-697

  Gross U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Pregnancy; Toxoplasmosis; Transmission

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 4344581226     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-004-0859-7     Document Type: Article

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