Epidemiology of travelers' diarrhea: Details of a global survey

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 231-238

  Steffen, Robert ^a   Tornieporth, Nadia ^b   Clemens, Sue Ann Costa ^c   Chatterjee, Santanu ^d   Cavalcanti, Ana Maria ^e   Collard, Françoise ^b   De Clercq, Norbert ^b   Dupont, Herbert L ^f   Von Sonnenburg, Frank ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS   (Belgium)

^c Carlos Chagas Post Graduate Medical Institute   (Brazil)

^d Wellesley Medicentre   (India)

^e Albert Sabin Hospital   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ATTACK RATE; BRAZIL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOOD AVOIDANCE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; FOREIGN VISITOR; GLOBAL SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCAPACITATION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; JAMAICA; KENYA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TOURISM; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 4043094782     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2004.19007     Document Type: Review

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