Anthropogenic factors responsible for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases

Current Science

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 940-946

  Yale, Gowri ^a   Bhanurekha, V ^a   Ganesan, P I ^a  

^a MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic factors; Emergence and re emergence; Infectious diseases; Scientific progress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885738668     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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