Typhoid and paratyphoid fever: Prevention in travellers

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 847-851

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

^a Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Paratyphoid fever; Travel; Typhoid fever; Typhoid paratyphoid vaccines

Indexed keywords

TYPHOID PARATYPHOID VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPORIATRICS; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; PARATYPHOID FEVER; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL; TYPHOID FEVER; TYPHUS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; PARATYPHOID FEVER; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; TRAVEL MEDICINE; TYPHOID FEVER; TYPHOID-PARATYPHOID VACCINES; TYPHUS, ENDEMIC FLEA-BORNE;

EID: 78650221964     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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