Malaria on a military peacekeeping operation: A case study with no cases

Military Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-195

  Houston, David J K ^a   Tuck, Jeremy J H ^b,c  

^a Kandahar Barracks   (United Kingdom)

^b Keogh Barracks   (United Kingdom)

^c Defence Medical Services Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY SERVICE; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 19544369846     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.170.3.193     Document Type: Article

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