Malaria in Romania and its relationship to international travel

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-161

  Neghina, Raul ^a   Neghina, Adriana M ^a   Iacobiciu, Ioan ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

AFRICA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CARRIER; EMPLOYMENT; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; MIGRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROMANIA; TRAVEL; TROPICS;

EID: 77952357188     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e3181cd691a     Document Type: Review

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