Emerging pathogens: Threat and opportunity

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 118-124

  Forrest, David M ^a   Gushulak, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031472281     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.1997.0043     Document Type: Review

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