Clinical and epidemiological study of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks in Catalonia;Estudio clínico-epidemiológico de los brotes de gastroenteritis víricas en Cataluña

Revista Espanola de Salud Publica

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 659-667

  Torner, Nuria ^a,b  

^a CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^b Departamento de Salud   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemic outbreak; Foodborne disease; Norovirus; Viral gastroenteritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449120203     PISSN: 11355727     EISSN: 16969820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1135-57272009000500007     Document Type: Article

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