Carving a Niche for medical entomology: A quest for professional identity in American Entomology Part I: Understanding arthropods as disease spreaders

American Entomologist

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 236-240

  Geong, Hae Gyung ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

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EID: 85048541910     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/47.4.236     Document Type: Article

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