A questionnaire study of voluntary service overseas (VSO) volunteers: Health risk and problems encountered

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 332-337

  Bhatta, Prakash ^a   Simkhada, Padam ^a   Van Teijlingen, Edwin ^a,b   Maybin, Susanna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Medical Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; TOOTH DISEASE; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRAVEL; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349244880     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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