PRESCOTT'S MICROBILOGY
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781264075515
Author: WILLEY
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 36, Problem 1AL
Why is international cooperation a necessity in the field of epidemiology? What specific problems can you envision if there were no such cooperation?
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PRESCOTT'S MICROBILOGY
Ch. 36.2 - How might biased data collection impact the public...Ch. 36.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 4CCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 5CCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 1MICh. 36.3 - Prob. 2MICh. 36.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 2CC
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