Level of concern and sources of information of a group of Brisbane hostelers for personal safety and terrorism when traveling abroad

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 112-116

  Leggat, Peter A ^a   Mills, Deborah ^b   Speare, Richard ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Travel Doctor   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPORIATRICS; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERRORISM; TRAVEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; SAFETY; TERRORISM; TRAVEL;

EID: 33947220314     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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