Management of vaccinations and prophylaxis of international travellers from community pharmacy (VINTAF Study);Seguimiento desde la farmacia comunitaria de la vacunación y la quimioprofilaxis de los viajeros internacionales. Estudio VINTAF

Atencion Primaria

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 276-281

  Barbero González, Antonio ^b   Alvarez de Toledo Saavedra F ^c   Esteban Fernandez J ^a   Pastor Sanchez R ^c   Gil de Miguel, A ^a   Rodriguez Barrios J M ^c   Garcia Cebrian F ^c   Capdevilla Prim, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; International travels; Primary care; Prophylaxis; Tropical diseases; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; LOPERAMIDE; MEFLOQUINE; TETANUS TOXOID; TYPHOID VACCINE; VACCINE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DIARRHEA; DIPHTHERIA; DISORIENTATION; DRUG FEVER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SPAIN; TETANUS; TRAVEL; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; VACCINATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0141961677     PISSN: 02126567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13051594     Document Type: Article

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