Burden of acute gastrointestinal illness in Gálvez, Argentina, 2007

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-158

  Thomas, M Kate ^a   Perez, Enrique ^b   Majowicz, Shannon E ^a,c   Reid Smith, Richard ^a,c   Albil, Silvia ^d   Monteverde, Marcos ^d,e   McEwen, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Brazil)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d Centro de Desarrollo Agroalimentario   (Argentina)

^e Secretario Agencia Santafesina de Seguridad Alimentaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Cross sectional studies; Developing country; Diarrhoea; Foodborne diseases; Morbidity; Population surveys; Recall bias; Waterborne diseases

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARGENTINA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952305419     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i2.4885     Document Type: Article

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