Economic costs of shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli infection in Australia

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-62

  McPherson, Michelle ^a   Kirk, Martyn D ^b,c   Raupach, Jane ^a   Combs, Barry ^d   Butler, Jim R G ^e  

^a Department of Health ^*  (Australia)

^b OzFoodNet   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TRANSPORTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78651266856     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0608     Document Type: Article

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