The impact of international travel on the epidemiology of enteric infections, British Columbia, 2008

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 332-336

  Taylor, Marsha ^a   MacDougall, Laura ^a   Li, Min ^a   Galanis, Eleni ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Epidemiology; Gastroenteritis; Infection; Travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149263714     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405297     Document Type: Article

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