Nationwide survey of the role of travel medicine in primary care in Germany

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 287-294

  Ropers, Gwendolin ^a   Krause, Gérard ^a   Tiemann, Friedrich ^a   Van Beest Holle, Mirna Du Ry ^a   Stark, Klaus ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE; TRAINING; TRAVEL; TROPICAL MEDICINE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 8344271220     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2004.19104     Document Type: Review

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