Coccidioidomycosis in the U.S. Military: A review

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1111, Issue , 2007, Pages 112-121

  Crum Cianflone, Nancy F ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccidioidomycosis; Epidemiology; Military; Review

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARMY; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WAR;

COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS;

EID: 35348852576     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1406.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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