Cardiology and travel (Part I): Risk assessment prior to travel

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 168-171

  Leon, Miltiadis N ^a   Lateef, Mujahed ^a   Fuentes, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0006479527     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.1996.tb00733.x     Document Type: Review

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