Plasmodium vivax malaria among U.S. forces Korea in the Republic of Korea,1993-2007

Military Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-418

  Klein, Terry A ^a   Pacha, Laura A ^b   Lee, Hee Choon S ^c   Kim, Heung Chul ^a   Lee, Won Ja ^d   Lee, Jong Koo ^d   Jeung, Gi Gon ^e   Sames, William J ^f   Gaydos, Joel C ^g  

^a US Army MEDDAC Korea ^*  (United States)

^b MARTIN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^e Chief of Veterinary Corps   (South Korea)

^f Defense Logistics Agency   (United States)

^g Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651236927     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-01-4608     Document Type: Article

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