Reflections on travel-associated infections in Europe

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 6-8

  Petersen, Eskild ^a   Chen, Lin Hwei ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHIKUNGUNYA; DENGUE; EBOLA VIRUS; EUROPE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MORBIDITY; NOTE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRAVEL; TRAVEL ASSOCIATED INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; ANIMAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 84917690648     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71055-2     Document Type: Note

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