Secular and seasonal trends of infectious mononucleosis among young adults in Israel: 1978-2009

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 757-760

  Levine, H ^a,b   Mimouni, D ^a,c,d   Grotto, I ^a,b,e   Zahavi, A ^a   Ankol, O ^a,f   Huerta Hartal, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^f ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TREND STUDY; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862853244     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1371-2     Document Type: Article

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