Public Health adds value to an investigation of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 538-

  Mema, Silvina C ^a   MacDonald, Judy ^a,b   Wyse, J Patrick H ^a   Gonder, Tom ^a   Musto, Richard ^a,b   McIntyre, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 77957364988     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i10-010     Document Type: Letter

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