Quality of travel health advice in higher-education establishments in the United Kingdom and its relationship to the demographic background of the provider

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 347-353

  Hugh Porter, J F ^a   Knill Jones, Robin P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 10344228203     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2004.19202     Document Type: Article

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