Descriptive analysis of malaria prophylaxis for travellers from Greece visiting malaria-endemic countries

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 284-288

  Pavli, Androula ^a   Smeti, Paraskevi ^a   Spilioti, Athina ^a   Vakali, Annita ^a   Katerelos, Panagiotis ^a   Maltezou, Helena C ^a  

^a Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

Author keywords

Malaria; Malaria endemic countries; Prescription; Prophylaxis; Travellers

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMPING; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG INDICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FRIEND; GREECE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; NEWBORN; NORTH AFRICA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RELATIVE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SHIP; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TRAVEL; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGED; ANTIMALARIALS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; SOUTH AMERICA; TRAVEL; TRAVEL MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82755182969     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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