Lyme borreliosis in Finland, 1995–2014

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1282-1288

  Sajanti, Eeva ^a   Virtanen, Mikko ^b   Helve, Otto ^b   Kuusi, Markku ^b   Lyytikäinen, Outi ^b   Hytönen, Jukka ^a   Sane, Jussi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ICD-10; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; REGISTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; HISTORY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEASON;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYME DISEASE; REGISTRIES; SEASONS;

EID: 85025077360     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2308.161273     Document Type: Article

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