Imported infectious disease and purpose of travel, Switzerland

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-222

  Fenner, Lukas ^a,b   Weber, Rainer ^a   Steffen, Robert ^a   Schlagenhauf, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPORIATRICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SWITZERLAND; TRAVEL; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 33846664217     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1302.060847     Document Type: Article

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