Travel Health Advice for Backpackers

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 340-345

  Leggat, Peter A ^a   Shaw, Marc T M ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Worldwise Travellers Hlth Ctrs NZL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; BUDGET; CLOTHING; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

EID: 0346457234     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2003.9361     Document Type: Review

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