Ethical questions concerning the use of molecular typing techniques in the control of infectious diseases

Public Health Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-313

  Rump, Babette O ^a   Woonink, Frits ^a  

^a GGD Midden Nederland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 84870956492     PISSN: 17549973     EISSN: 17549981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/phe/phs009     Document Type: Article

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