Emerging infectious diseases: A clear and present danger to humanity

JAMA

Volumn 292, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1887-1888

  Fauci, Anthony S ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTHRAX; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BOTULISM; EBOLA VIRUS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMANITIES; INFECTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMALLPOX; TULAREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 5444258159     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.15.1887     Document Type: Editorial

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