Infectious diseases in the 21st century: Old challenges and new opportunities

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-12

  Waldvogel, Francis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Environment; Greenhouse Effect; Infectious disease; Migration; Nanosciences

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMICS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INFECTION; MIGRATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; SIMULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0346457239     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2003.01.001     Document Type: Review

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