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A card aid to combat travel illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

Peter McKenzie O. B. E.
Peter McKenzie O. B. E.
Affiliation:
Formerly Consultant Physician in Administrative Charge, Belvidere Hospital, Glasgow
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Synopsis

The traveller requires an easy guide to the important preventive measures for the common ailments that may be acquired on journeys. The card described is useful for this purpose.

Type
Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 82 , Issue 1-2: Travel: Disease and Other Hazards , 1982 , pp. 53 - 55
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1982

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