Years of potential life lost for six major enteric pathogens, Germany, 2004-2008

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 961-968

  Werber, D ^a,b   Hille, K ^b   Frank, C ^a   Dehnert, M ^a   Altmann, D ^a   Muller Nordhorn J ^b   Koch, J ^a   Stark, K ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enteric bacteria; epidemiology; gastrointestinal infections; mortality; vital statistics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GASTROENTERITIS; GERMANY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LISTERIOSIS; MORTALITY; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PREMATURE YEAR OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SALMONELLOSIS; VIRUS VIRULENCE; WORKING YEAR OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST; YEAR OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ENTERITIS; GERMANY; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY, PREMATURE; POPULATION; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84876002510     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812001550     Document Type: Article

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