Pre-travel health preparation of pediatric international travelers: Analysis from the Global TravEpiNet Consortium

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 327-334

  Hagmann, Stefan ^a,b   LaRocque, Regina C ^c,d   Rao, Sowmya R ^e,f   Jentes, Emily S ^g   Sotir, Mark J ^g   Brunette, Gary ^g   Ryan, Edward T ^c,d   Abraham, George M ^h   Alvarez, Salvador ⁱ   Ansdell, Vernon ^j   Yates, Johnnie A ^j   Atkins, Elisha H ^k   Cahill, John ^l   Birich, Holly K ^m   Vitek, Dagmar ^m   Connor, Bradley A ⁿ   Dismukes, Roberta ^o   Kozarsky, Phyllis ^o   Dosunmu, Ronke ^p   Goad, Jeffrey A ^q   Hale, DeVon ^r   Hynes, Noreen A ^s   Jacquerioz, Frederique ^t   McLellan, Susan ^t   Knouse, Mark ^u   Lee, Jennifer ^v   Oladele, Alawode ^w   Demeke, Hanna ^w   Pasinski, Roger ^x   Wheeler, Amy E ^x   Rosen, Jessica ^y   Schwartz, Brian S ^z   Stauffer, William ^aa   Walker, Patricia ^aa   Tishler, Lori ^ab   Vinetz, Joseph ^ac   more..

^a BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^h SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^j KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^k Chelsea HealthCare Center   (United States)

^l ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^m Salt Lake Valley Health Department   (United States)

ⁿ Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^o EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p JourneyHealth   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^s JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^t TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^u LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^v NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^w DeKalb County Board of Health Travel Services   (United States)

^x Revere HealthCare Center   (United States)

^y GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^z UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^aa HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^ab BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Children; International; Preventioin; Travel; Travelers' Health; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE; MENINGITIS VACCINE; RABIES VACCINE; TYPHOID VACCINE; VACCINE; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPORIATRICS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS; LEISURE; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RABIES; TYPHOID FEVER; YELLOW FEVER;

EID: 84889688699     PISSN: 20487193     EISSN: 20487207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pit023     Document Type: Article

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