Short report: Amebiasis-related mortality among United States residents, 1990-2007

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1038-1040

  Gunther, Janelle ^a   Shafir, Shira ^a   Bristow, Benjamin ^b   Sorvillo, Frank ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c Trident University International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMEBIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83255181893     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0288     Document Type: Article

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