Environmental determinants of campylobacteriosis risk in philadelphia from 1994 to 2007

EcoHealth

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-208

  White, Alexander N J ^a   Kinlin, Laura M ^b   Johnson, Caroline ^c   Spain, C Victor ^c,d   Ng, Victoria ^e   Fisman, David N ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e The Australian National University   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Case control studies; Environment; Epidemiology; Meteorological factors; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; RIVER; SEASON; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILADELPHIA; RISK FACTORS; RIVERS; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 77951022841     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-009-0246-9     Document Type: Article

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