The public health threat of emerging viral disease

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Morse, Stephen S ^a  

^a School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

emerging infections; nutrition and infection; viral diseases; viral evolution; viruses

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIRUS INFECTION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0030968882     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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