Editorial: 100 years of epidemic meningitis in West Africa - has anything changed?

被引:59
作者
Greenwood, Brian [1 ]
机构
[1] London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Dept Infect & Trop Dis, London, England
关键词
epidemic meningitis; Africa; meningococcus; history; centenary;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01639.x
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
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