Addressing the challenges of emerging infectious diseases

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 311, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-8

  Pinner, Robert W ^a,b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Mail Stop ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Centers for Disease Control; Emerging infections programs; Emerging infectious diseases

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TOXOID;

ARTICLE; DIPHTHERIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; PLAGUE; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030061630     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199601000-00002     Document Type: Article

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