Acute gastrointestinal illness in New Zealand: A community study

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 302-308

  Adlam, S B ^a   Perera, S ^a   Lake, R J ^b   Campbell, D M ^c   Williman, J A ^a   Baker, M G ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^c New Zealand Food Safety Authority   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Estimating; gastrointestinal infections; incidence; prevalence of disease; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NAUSEA; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELECONSULTATION; VOMITING; ACUTE DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952225006     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810000932     Document Type: Article

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