Cholera: Recommendations for prevention in travellers

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 222-225

  Neilson, Amy A ^a   Mayer, Cora A ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal diseases; General practice; Immunisation; Preventive medicine; Travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957225830     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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