Imported disease in emergency departments: An undiscovered country?

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-77

  Smith, Simon M ^a  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYME DISEASE; MALARIA; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAVEL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; TRAVEL;

EID: 33645099555     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00019.x     Document Type: Article

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