What 's behind the increasing rates of coccidioidomycosis in Arizona and California?

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-216

  Ampel, Neil M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccidioides; Coccidioidomycosis; Endemic mycoses; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873702399     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: 15343146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-010-0094-3     Document Type: Article

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