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Health Occupations > Medicine > Travel Medicine

Preferred term

Travel Medicine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Multidisciplinary field focusing on prevention of infectious diseases and patient safety during international TRAVEL. Key element of patient's pre-travel visit to the physician is a health risk assessment. The specialty devoted to the medical aspects of travel. It excludes study tours.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Medicine, Emporiatric

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NBXVJN56-1

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