Self-reported description of diarrhea among military populations in operations iraqi freedom and enduring freedom

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 92-99

  Putnam, Shannon D ^a,d   Sanders, John W ^b   Frenck, Robert W ^b   Monteville, Marshall ^b   Riddle, Mark S ^b   Rockabrand, David M ^b   Sharp, Trueman W ^b   Frankart, Carla ^b   Tribble, David R ^c  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

^b US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d US Embassy Jakarta NAMRU2 FPO AP 96520 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BISMUTH SALICYLATE; LOPERAMIDE;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAQ; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 33645106695     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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