Reaping the whirlwind? Human disease from exotic pets

BioScience

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-7

  Brown, Catherine M ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians

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EID: 38749138086     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B580102     Document Type: Short Survey

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