Open AccessLife and Death on the Amazon: Illness and Injury to Travelers on a South American Expedition
Author(s) -
Marc T.M. Shaw,
Peter A. Leggat
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 - 10.2310/7060.2003.2694
Subject(s) - medicine , indigenous , crew , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , disease , family medicine , medical emergency , poison control , pathology , ecology , aeronautics , engineering , biology
Commercial expeditions provide an opportunity for travelers to undertake various specialized travel to more adventurous destinations in the relative security of an expeditionary group. Little is known about the illnesses and injuries occurring on such expeditions.
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