Placing pandemics: Geographical dimensions of vulnerability and spread

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-161

  McLafferty, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Airport hubs; Cholera; Epidemic; H1N1 virus; HIV AIDS; Infectious disease; Influenza; Pandemic; SARS

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHOLERA; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFLUENZA; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950336291     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.51.2.143     Document Type: Article

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