Global socioeconomic impact of cystic echinococcosis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 296-303

  Budke, Christine M ^a   Deplazes, Peter ^a   Torgerson, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONEY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RECORDING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33644531287     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1202.050499     Document Type: Article

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