Sore eyes and travelers

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-47

  Leggat, Peter A ^a   Speare, Richard ^a   Moon, Maria E L ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Park Haven Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTACT LENS; CONTAMINATION; EYE INFECTION; EYE PROTECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NOTE; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032864401     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.1999.tb00866.x     Document Type: Note

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