Economic aspects of travelers' diarrhea

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-118

  Wang, Mathyas ^a   Szucs, Thomas D ^b   Steffen, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LEISURE; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TOURISM; TRAVEL; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; UNITED NATIONS; WORKING TIME;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; TRAVEL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 40849113281     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00189.x     Document Type: Review

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