Estimation of the costs of acute gastrointestinal illness in British Columbia, Canada

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 43-52

  Henson, S J ^a   Majowicz, S E ^a,b   Masakure, O ^a   Sockett, P N ^a,b   MacDougall, L ^c   Edge, V L ^b   Thomas, M K ^b   Fyfe, M ^c   Kovacs, S J ^b   Jones, A Q ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Cost; Economics; Gastroenteritis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SICK LEAVE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 50949120855     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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