Compliance with antimalarial chemoprophylaxis in German soldiers: A 6-year survey

Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 311-320

  Frickmann, H ^a,b   Schwarz, N G ^c   Holtherm, H U ^d   Maassen W ^a   Vorderwulbecke F ^e   Erkens, K ^a,d   Fischer, M ^a   Morwinsky, T ^d   Hagen, R M ^a  

^a Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Hamburg   (Germany)

^b ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^c BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^d Medical Office of the German Armed Forces   (Germany)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimalarial chemoprophylaxis; Compliance; Malaria; Prevention; Protection

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; INSECT REPELLENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INSECT; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOSQUITO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOLDIER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHEMOPREVENTION; FEMALE; GERMANY, WEST; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALARIA; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOSQUITO NETS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879504906     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-013-0411-5     Document Type: Article

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