Eradicating pathogens: The human story

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7527, 2005, Pages 1261-1262

  Aylward, R Bruce ^a,b   Birmingham, Maureen ^a,c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Global Polio Eradication Initiative   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DRACUNCULIASIS; ERADICATION THERAPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOST RANGE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SPECIES EXTINCTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; YAWS; YELLOW FEVER; HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; VIRUS INFECTION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HUMANS; VIRUS DISEASES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 28244433122     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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