Identifying future VFR travelers among immigrant families in the Bronx, New York

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-196

  Hagmann, Stefan ^a   Reddy, Namrata ^a   Neugebauer, Richard ^b   Purswani, Murli ^a   Leder, Karin ^c,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva University ^*  (United States)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOREPELLENT; INSECT REPELLENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTHPLACE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MALE; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FAMILY; FRIEND; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; RISK; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951213505     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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