Travel Medicine: A Perspective on the Emerging Problem of Travel-related Infections

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 620-627

  Lam, M S ^a   Wong, S Y ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Immunisation; Infections; Prophylaxis; Travellers; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031218652     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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