Outbreak investigations - A perspective

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-27

  Reingold, Arthur L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE FINDING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031849931     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0401.980104     Document Type: Review

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