Emerging infectious diseases and professional integrity: Thoughts for the new millennium

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 497-499

  Vermund, Sten H ^a   Fawal, Hala ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGAL LIABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0032806341     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(99)70027-1     Document Type: Article

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