Where have you been? The potential to overlook imported disease in the acute setting

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 230-233

  Smtih, Simon M ^a  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute disease; Early diagnosis; Emergency medicine; Travel; Tropical disease

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; TRAVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 33644844465     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200510000-00006     Document Type: Article

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