Compliance of malaria chemoprophylaxis among travelers to India

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-11

  Chatterjee, Santanu ^a,b  

^a DTM and H: Medical Consultant   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DECISION MAKING; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032823675     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.1999.00003     Document Type: Article

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