Travel characteristics and risk-taking attitudes in youths traveling to nonindustrialized countries

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 316-321

  Han, Pauline ^a   Balaban, Victor ^a   Marano, Cinzia ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE; MENINGITIS VACCINE; TYPHOID VACCINE; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INJURY; JUVENILE; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAVEL;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956199211     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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