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Legionnaire Disease
Study data from J.W. Denboer and co-authors update knowledge of legionnaire disease
April 22nd, 2008
According to recent research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, "Given an observed geographical variation in Legionnaires' disease incidence in The Netherlands, the aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that the type of drinking water production was an independent determinant of the incidence of Legionnaires' disease. For the 1987-2005 period, the incidence of Legionnaires' disease in The Netherlands and the price of water as a proxy for production type was studied at the municipal level." "The data on the price of water were available at the municipal level. For each of the 466 municipalities in The Netherlands a mean...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-22)
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