The impact of tuberculosis on civilization

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 157-165

  Daniel, Thomas M ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLITICS; POPULATION SIZE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TUBERCULOSIS;

CIVILIZATION; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 1842738429     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5520(03)00096-5     Document Type: Review

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