Burden of acute gastrointestinal illness in the Metropolitan region, Chile, 2008

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 560-571

  Thomas, M K ^a,c   Perez, E ^b   Majowicz, S E ^a,c   Reid Smith, R ^a,c   Olea, A ^d   Diaz, J ^d   Solari, V ^d   McEwen, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Brazil)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d Ministerio de Salud de Chile   (Chile)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; foodborne infections; gastrointestinal infections

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; GASTROENTERITIS; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955677049     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810001160     Document Type: Article

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