A review of risk factors for imported malaria in the European African diaspora

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 346-350

  Neave, Penny E ^a   Jones, Caroline O H ^a   Behrens, Ron H ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIMALARIALS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; QUININE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; TRAVEL;

EID: 77956222596     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00440.x     Document Type: Review

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