Overview and significance of molecular methods: What role for molecular epidemiology?

Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Thompson, R C A ^a   Constantine, C C ^a   Morgan, U M ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases; Molecular epidemiology; Molecular tools; Parasites

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES;

EID: 0345181962     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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