Diarrheal disease incidence and morbidity among United States military personnel during short-term missions overseas

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-304

  Sanchez, Jose L ^a,e   Gelnett, Jane ^b   Petruccelli, Bruno P ^c   DeFraites, Robert F ^d   Taylor, David N ^e  

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

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Preventive Medicine Service   (United States)

^d ATTN: DASG HS PM ^*  (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY SERVICE; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; SOUTH KOREA; SUMMER; THAILAND; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031948527     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.299     Document Type: Article

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