Mary Mallon, Mr. N and Mr. Koch as well

Harefuah

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 216-218

  Rimar, Yossi ^a   Shaoul, Ron ^a,b  

^a MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carrier; Mary Malon; Mister N.; Robert Koch; Salmonella typhi

Indexed keywords

HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TUBERCULOSIS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HISTORY; TYPHOID FEVER;

CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 21244496705     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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