Gastroenteritis in older people living in the community: Results of two Australian surveys

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2028-2036

  Kirk, M D ^a,b   Hall, G V ^a   Becker, N ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b OzFoodNet   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; diarrhoea; elderly; food safety; gastroenteritis; survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROENTERITIS; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CRAMP; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STIFF NECK; TELECONSULTATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 84869462186     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811002834     Document Type: Article

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