Infectious diseases: An ecological perspective

BMJ

Volumn 311, Issue 7021, 1995, Pages 1681-

  Wilson, Mary E ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLIMATE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HISTORY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROORGANISM; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; PLAGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

CLIMATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; ECOLOGY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0029587715     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.311.7021.1681     Document Type: Article

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