Titre :
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Epidemiological study of brucellosis in eight Greek villages using a Computerised Mapping Programme. (1999)
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Auteurs :
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C. HADJICHRISTODOULOU ;
E. CHARVALOS ;
G. GOUTZIANA ;
I. KASTRITIS ;
G. PANAGAKOS ;
C. PAPATHEODOROU ;
E. SOTERIADES ;
Y. TSELENTIS ;
Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology. Parasitology. Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine. Faculty of Medicine. University of Crete. Heraklion. GRC
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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European journal of epidemiology (vol. 15, n° 7, 1999)
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Pagination :
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671-680
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Brucellose
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Bactériose
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Infection
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Surveillance épidémiologique
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Epidémiologie
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Prévalence
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Facteur risque
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Homme
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Grèce
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Europe
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST ThR0x8S8. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. A Computerised Mapping Programme (CMP) was created step by step to cover all the needs of a cross sectional population survey conducted in eight villages of Fokida, a rural area of central Greece. The maps of Greece (boundary) and the topographical maps of the eight villages were created using the CMP. A volunteer sample of 1121 out of 2607 inhabitants of the study area participated in the population survey. The participants were tested for brucellosis using serological tests (ELISA and Rose Bengal) and the intradermal reaction test. A questionnaire was used to obtain information concerning the risk factors for brucellosis. The risk factors found through statistical analysis were occupation (RR : 5.81, p
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