Mary Mallon: Disease, denial, and detention

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-132

  Gibbins, L N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease carriers; Epidemiology; Typhoid fever

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032394760     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.1998.9655608     Document Type: Article

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