Imported «tropical» diseases: Experience of a specialty clinic in a general hospital;Enfermedades importadas «tropicales»: Experiencia de una consulta especializada en un hospital general

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 200, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 533-537

  Zubero Sulibarria Z ^a   Santamaria Jauregui J M ^a   Munoz Sanchez J ^a   Teira Cobo, R ^a   Baraia Etxaburu Arteche, J ^a   Cisterna Cancer R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Imported diseases; Travel associated diseases; Tropical diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; STATISTICS; TRAVEL; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; TRAVEL; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0034305604     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2565(00)70715-6     Document Type: Article

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