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Emerging infectious diseases from the global to the local perspective : a summary of a workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections

Jonathan R. Davis, Joshua Lederberg, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Emerging Infections, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Global Health
Annotation The workshop, the Forum's fifth, was held in October 1999, and addressed the international aspects of emerging infections and the forces that drives these disease to prominence, from the global to the local levels. The emphasis is on the interplay between emerging diseases, economics and trade, public health policies, popular and demography, strategic planning and resource allocation, and infrastructure. No index is provided. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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