Influenza on cruise ships

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Young, Barnaby E ^a,b,c   Wilder Smith, Annelies ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALASKA; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PILOT STUDY; SHIP; TRAVEL;

ALASKA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PILOT PROJECTS; SHIPS; TRAVEL;

EID: 85060044166     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tay146     Document Type: Editorial

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