Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 4 , Pages 421-428 , April 2006

A gradient of acute gastroenteritis was characterized, to assess risk of long-term health sequelae after drinking bacterial-contaminated water

  • Amit X. Garg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Present address: London Kidney Clinical Research Unit, Room ELL-101, Westminster Tower, London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario N6A 4G5, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 519-685-8502; fax: 519-685-8072.
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  • John Marshall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Marina Salvadori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Heather R. Thiessen-Philbrook

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Jennifer Macnab

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Rita S. Suri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • R. Brian Haynes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Janet Pope

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • William Clark

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • on behalf of the Walkerton Health Study Investigators

      Affiliations

    • The Walkerton Health Study Investigators: William Clark, Steve Collins, Amit Garg, R. Brian Haynes, John Howard, Jennifer Macnab, Jeff Mahon, John Marshall, Douglas Matsell, Louise Moist, Janet Pope, Joel Ray, Patricia Rosas-Arellano, Marina Salvadori, and Rita Suri.

,Accepted 29 August 2005.

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PII: S0895-4356(05)00338-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.08.014

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 4 , Pages 421-428 , April 2006

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