Incidence, etiology, and determinants associated with acute diarrhea among french forces deployed to chad

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-120

  De Santi, Vincent Pommier ^a,e   Nicand, Elisabeth ^b   Lagathu, Gisèle ^b   Michel, Rémy ^a   Rosenmayr, Georg ^a   Raingeval, Jean Baptiste ^c   Samy, Julien ^d   Boutin, Jean Paul ^a   Marimoutou, Catherine ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE BIOMÉDICALE DES ARMÉES   (France)

^b University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^c Antenne médicale de Mont de Marsan   (France)

^d Université de la Méditerranée ^*  (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTERIC VIRUS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER;

EID: 79952261678     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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