Sibship structure and risk of infectious mononucleosis: A population-based cohort study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1607-1614

  Rostgaard, Klaus ^a   Nielsen, Trine Rasmussen ^a   Wohlfahrt, Jan ^a   Ullum, Henrik ^b   Pedersen, Ole ^c   Erikstrup, Christian ^d   Nielsen, Lars Peter ^a   Hjalgrim, Henrik ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^c NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birth order; Delayed infection; Denmark; Epstein Barr virus; Infection pattern

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; VIRAL DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DANISH CITIZEN; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEOSIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SIBLING; SIBSHIP STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH ORDER; DENMARK; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; INPATIENTS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84913602259     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu118     Document Type: Article

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