Screening returning travelers

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 431-443

  MacLean, J D ^a   Libman, M ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PARASITOSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRAVEL; TROPICAL DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031877117     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70012-X     Document Type: Article

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