Meteorological factors and risk of community-acquired legionnaires' disease in switzerland: An epidemiological study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Conza, Lisa ^a   Casati, Simona ^a   Limoni, Costanzo ^b   Gaia, Valeria ^a  

^a Cantonal Institute of Microbiology   (Switzerland)

^b Biometrics and Data Management ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SWITZERLAND; WEATHER;

EID: 84876138431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002428     Document Type: Article

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