Use of malaria prevention measures by North American and European travelers to East Africa

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 167-172

  Lobel, Hans O ^a   Baker, Meghan A ^b   Gras, Franz A ^c   Stennies, Gail M ^a,f   Meerburg, Petra ^d   Hiemstra, Elizabeth ^d   Parise, Monica ^a   Odero, Merab ^e   Waiyaki, Peter ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Deutsche Lufthansa AG   (Germany)

^d Municipal Medical and Health Centre   (Netherlands)

^e KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL;

AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION; SYNCOPE; TRAVEL;

EID: 0035205244     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2001.22206     Document Type: Article

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