Malaria epidemics and surveillance systems in Canada

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1195-1201

  MacLean, J Dick ^a   Demers, Anne Marie ^a   Ndao, Momar ^a   Kokoskin, Evelyne ^a   Ward, Brian J ^a   Gyorkos, Theresa W ^b  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; REFUGEE; REVIEW;

EID: 3042702286     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1007.030826     Document Type: Review

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