Environmental determinants of infectious and parasitic diseases
A review of the role of the environment as a determinant of infectious and parasitic diseases is presented. Historical considerations and the several environmental classifications of diseases are introduced. In a broader perspective the subject is analyzed in view of the emergence of the environment...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1998-01-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000700002 |