Looking for evidence that personal hygiene precautions prevent traveler's diarrhea

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 11, 2005, Pages

  Shlim, David R ^a  

^a Jackson Hole Travel and Tropical Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; KITCHEN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA;

DIARRHEA; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 28044473852     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432947     Document Type: Conference Paper

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