Open AccessCorrelation between Adherence to Precautions Issued by the WHO and Diarrhea among Long-Term Travelers to India
Author(s) -
Oren Hillel,
Israel Potasman
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 - 10.2310/7060.2005.12501
Subject(s) - medicine , diarrhea , term (time) , correlation , environmental health , pediatrics , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Travelers' diarrhea is the most common infectious disease afflicting travelers to developing countries. Most studies investigating the benefits of recommendations regarding the consumption of food and water have focused on short-term travelers. We investigated the benefits of adherence to the precautions from the World Health Organization (WHO) among long-term travelers.
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