Incidence and impact of travelers' diarrhea among foreign backpackers in southeast Asia: A result from Khao San Road, Bangkok

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-114

  Piyaphanee, Watcharapong ^a   Kusolsuk, Teera ^a   Kittitrakul, Chatporn ^a   Suttithum, Waraporn ^b   Ponam, Thitiya ^b   Wilairatana, Polrat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; TOURISM; TRAVEL; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHEMOPREVENTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952263820     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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