Online communication as a potential travel medicine research tool: Analysis of messages posted on the TravelMed listserv

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-12

  MacDonald, Liane ^a   MacPherson, Douglas W ^b,c,d   Gushulak, Brian D ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Migration Health Consultants Inc   (Canada)

^d Migration Health Consultants Inc   (Singapore)

^e NONE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; E-MAIL; EMPORIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MALARIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TRAVEL;

EID: 58449134381     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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