Human-induced ecological determinants of infectious disease

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-91

  Last, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 0031723032     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0992.1998.00076.x     Document Type: Article

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