Use of Molecular Epidemiology in Infectious Disease Surveillance

Infectious Disease Surveillance: First Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 393-407

  Besser, John ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease surveillance; Disease transmission; Epidemiology; Infectious disease; Molecular detection; Molecular tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891498090     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470692097.ch30     Document Type: Chapter

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