Pediatric travelers visiting friends and relatives (VFR) abroad: Illnesses, barriers and pre-travel recommendations

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 192-203

  Hendel Paterson, Brett ^a,b   Swanson, Stephen J ^c,d  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Pre Travel preparation; Travel; VFR; Visiting friends and relatives

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; BCG VACCINE; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; INSECT REPELLENT; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE; MALARIA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEFLOQUINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; RABIES VACCINE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

BITE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DENGUE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD SAFETY; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS; MALARIA; MEASLES; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MUMPS; NOROVIRUS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RELATIVE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ROTAVIRUS; RUBELLA; SHIGELLA; TICK BORNE DISEASE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; TRAVEL; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; TUBERCULOSIS; TYPHOID FEVER; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; YELLOW FEVER;

EID: 80054062859     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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