Globalization and infectious diseases

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 593-599

  Frenk, Julio ^a   Gómez Dantés, Octavio ^b   Knaul, Felicia M ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Global health challenges; Globalization; Infectious diseases; Security

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFESTYLE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONALITY; SECURITY MEASURES; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80052396981     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: 15579824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2011.05.003     Document Type: Review

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