Descriptive epidemiology of injury and illness among cruise ship passengers

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-72

  Peake, D E ^a   Gray, C L ^a   Ludwig, M R ^a   Hill, C D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032929854     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70419-1     Document Type: Article

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