Risk perception of travelers to tropical and subtropical countries visiting a Swiss travel health center

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-10

  Zimmermann, Rosalie ^a   Hattendorf, Jan ^a   Blum, Johannes ^a   Nüesch, Reto ^b,c   Hatz, Christoph ^a,d  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Klinik St Anna   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMPORIATRICS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RABIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SWITZERLAND; TERRORISM; TRAVEL; TROPICS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CULICIDAE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL; TROPICAL MEDICINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84871561239     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00671.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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