Malaria risk in travelers

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 436-441

  Askling, Helena Hervius ^a,b   Nilsson, Jenny ^a   Tegnell, Anders ^a   Janzon, Ragnhild ^a   Ekdahl, Karl ^a,c  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALARIA; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TRAVEL;

EID: 14644424637     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1103.040677     Document Type: Article

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