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Chapter 2: Travel Medicine and Tourist Health.

Authors :
Leggat, Peter
Source :
Tourism in Turbulent Times; 2005, p21-36, 16p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Chapter 2 of the book "Tourism in Turbulent Times" is presented. It discusses health and safety issues in travel medicine and tourist health. It also describes the discipline of travel medicine and how this affects the health of tourists. Recent developments in travel medicine such as compulsory immunization and provision of travel health alerts to subscribers are also discussed. The article suggests that travel insurance remains an important safety net for travelers.

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9780080446660
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Tourism in Turbulent Times
Publication Type :
Book
Accession number :
34408480