Meningitis in a college student in Connecticut, 2007

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-14

  Sosa, Lynn E ^a   Gupta, Shaili ^b   Juthani Mehta, Manisha ^b   Hadler, James L ^c  

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

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CDC   (United States)

Author keywords

Health education; Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VIROLOGY;

CONNECTICUT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 67849127064     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.58.1.12-14     Document Type: Article

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