Evaluation of a public health newsletter intended for travel agents

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 177-183

  Provost, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b Dir de la S Pub des Laurentides   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAVEL;

EID: 0037864000     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2003.35765     Document Type: Article

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