INFECTION AND DISEASE IN A GROUP OF SOUTH INDIAN FAMILIES
- 1 April 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 89 (4) , 364-374
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a120950
Abstract
A continuing longitudinal study of infection and disease in a group of South Indian families began in September, 1965, in three semiurban areas of Vellore, South India. Families were chosen from three localities using a cluster sampling technique and were visited every 3 to 4 days by public health nurses for the collection of information concerning illness in family members. Laboratory specimens for viral and bacterial study were collected on a routine basis at 4 weekly intervals from preschool children and also occasionally from adults. The characteristics of the study area, the population, and the sample families, are tabulated.Keywords
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