Patterns in parasite epidemiology: The peak shift

Parasitology Today

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 428-434

  Woolhouse, M E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARASITE MIGRATION; REINFECTION; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0031795930     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(98)01318-0     Document Type: Article

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