Morbidity and determinants of health on youth expeditions

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 181-187

  Sadnicka, Anna ^a,c   Walker, Roland ^a   Dallimore, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expeditions; Illness; Injury; Morbidity; Pediatrics; Travel; Trekking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; HEADACHE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA; PREVALENCE; SORE THROAT; TRAVEL; VOMITING;

EID: 4544236171     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2004)15[181:MADOHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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3. Department of Health, 2002. Health survey for England: the health of young people 1995-1997. Available at: http: //www.doh.gov.uk/stats/respic2.htm. Accessed June 17, 2004.
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