Deployed US army soldiers' knowledge and use of personal protection measures to prevent arthropod-related casualties

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 217-220

  Gambel, Jeffrey M ^a   Brundage, John F ^b   Kuschner, Robert A ^a   Kelley, Patrick W ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; PERMETHRIN;

ADULT; ARMY; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSECT STING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARASITE VECTOR; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SOLDIER; TICK BITE; TRAVEL;

EID: 0031744056     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.1998.tb00511.x     Document Type: Article

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