Geographic determinants of reported human Campylobacter infections in Scotland

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bessell, Paul R ^a   Matthews, Louise ^a   Smith Palmer, Alison ^b   Rotariu, Ovidiu ^c   Strachan, Norval J C ^c   Forbes, Ken J ^d   Cowden, John M ^b   Reid, Stuart W J ^a   Innocent, Giles T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77954560599     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-423     Document Type: Article

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