Human echinococcosis mortality in the united states, 1990-2007

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Bristow, Benjamin N ^a,b   Lee, Sun ^a   Shafir, Shira ^c   Sorvillo, Frank ^a,c,d  

^a Los Angeles County Department of Public Health   (United States)

^b Preventive Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Trident University International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEATH; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ETHNIC GROUP; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857823545     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001524     Document Type: Article

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