Dengue Fever: Re-Emergence of an Old Virus

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 389-393

  Decker, Kimberlee D ^a  

^a Bond Community Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Dengue fever; Emerging diseases; Mosquitoes; Viral illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860737646     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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