Sources of health advice given to travelers

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-88

  Leggat, Peter A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; TELEPHONE; TRAVEL; TROPICAL DISEASE;

EID: 0034004944     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2000.00027     Document Type: Review

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