How do we catch colds?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1175-1176

  Samet, Jonathan M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; EDITORIAL; ENTEROVIRUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RHINOVIRUS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 2542505538     PISSN: 00030805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2403002     Document Type: Editorial

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