Resurgent and emergent disease in a changing world

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 523-532

  Cohen, Mitchell L ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGRICULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFECTION; LAND USE; LIFESTYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TRAVEL;

EID: 0031751416     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011707     Document Type: Review

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