Prevention and treatment of toxic seafoodborne diseases in travelers

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-37

  Barbier, Heather M ^a   Diaz, James H ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADRENALIN; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITOXIN; ATROPINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; NEUROTOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN; TOXIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALGA; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CIGUATERA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; DISEASE COURSE; DROWSINESS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FISH; FOOD POISONING; GAMETE; GAMETOGENESIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GREEN ALGA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MALAISE; NAUSEA; PARESTHESIA; PHYTOPLANKTON; PUFFER FISH; REHYDRATION; REVIEW; SHELLFISH; STOMACH LAVAGE; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0037218964     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2003.30550     Document Type: Review

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