The eradication of smallpox, a success story for modern medicine and public health: What lessons for the future?

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 264-266

  Tognotti, Eugenia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

VARIOLA VIRUS;

SMALLPOX VACCINE;

HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VACCINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77954168275     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1204     Document Type: Editorial

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