Investigation of Outbreaks in India. How good are we at it?

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 933-938

  Balraj, V ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; EDITORIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; SKILL; VIRUS ISOLATION;

BRAIN DISEASES; CAUSALITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INDIA; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 0142022975     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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