A common, symptom-based case definition for gastroenteritis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 886-894

  Majowicz, S E ^a,b   Hall, G ^c   Scallan, E ^d,i   Adak, G K ^e   Gauci, C ^f   Jones, T F ^g   O'Brien, S ^h   Henao, O ^d   Sockett, P ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f Disease Surveillance Unit   (Malta)

^g TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROENTERITIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALTA; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; POPULATION RESEARCH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRELAND; MALE; MALTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44049086717     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807009375     Document Type: Article

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