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How Important a Priority Is Travel Medicine for a Typical British Family Practice?

Author(s) -

Nicola J. Hughes,

R. Carlisle

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.2310/7060.2000.00045

Subject(s) - medicine , travel medicine , family medicine , destinations , economic shortage , primary care , pediatrics , demography , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , tourism , government (linguistics) , political science , law , sociology

Primary care teams have to supply travel health advice to increasing numbers of long haul travelers but there is a shortage of information derived from general practice settings about the risks patients are exposed to. We aimed to determine the numbers of our patients visiting high-risk destinations, to see if they reported complying with health advice, and whether or not they became ill.

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