Meta-analysis in assessment of the prevalence and annual incidence of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. infections in humans in the Nordic countries

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1337-1346

  Hörman, Ari ^a,b   Korpela, Heikki ^c   Sutinen, Jussi ^d   Wedel, Hans ^e   Hänninen, Marja Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH DEFENCE FORCES   (Finland)

^c CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium spp.; Giardia spp.; Incidence; Meta analysis; Prevalence; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; GASTROENTERITIS; META-ANALYSIS; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DATA ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FINLAND; GIARDIA; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REGISTER; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 7944222623     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.08.009     Document Type: Article

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