Prevention of common travel ailments

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 305-324

  Kozarsky, P E ^a  

^a EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; INSECTICIDE; MECLOZINE; PHENYTOIN; PROMETHAZINE;

AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DROWSINESS; FISH; FITNESS; FLIGHT; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JET LAG; LUNG DISEASE; MOTION SICKNESS; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARESTHESIA; POLYURIA; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SWIMMING; TASTE DISORDER; TRAVEL;

EID: 0031858719     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70007-6     Document Type: Article

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