Quality assessment in a travel clinic: A study of travelers' knowledge about malaria

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 288-293

  Teodósio, Rosa ^a   Gonçalves, Luzia ^a   Atouguia, Jorge ^a   Imperatori, Emilio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALARIA VACCINE; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSECT BITE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOSQUITO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAVEL;

EID: 33748933063     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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