Control, elimination, eradication and re-emergence of infectious diseases: Getting the message right

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Heymann, David L ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

DISEASE CONTROL;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; VACCINATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33244460551     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.05.029512     Document Type: Editorial

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