Vector-borne diseases and climate change: Situation analysis in Italy;Malattie trasmesse da vettori e cambiamenti climatici: Analisi della situazione in Italia

Giornale Italiano di Medicina Tropicale

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 131-140

  Romi, R ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy, epidemiology, climate change; Mosquito vectors

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ITALY; PATHOGENESIS; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0035412854     PISSN: 03943445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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