When is an epidemic an epidemic?

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-6

  Green, Manfred S ^a   Swartz, Tiberio ^a   Mayshar, Elana ^a   Lev, Boaz ^a   Leventhal, Alex ^a   Slater, Paul E ^a   Shemer, Joshua ^a  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Infectious diseases; Outbreak; Risk; West Nile fever

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EPIDEMICS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

COMMUNICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINOLOGY; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 0036191121     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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