Travel Medicine
"Travel Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D057236
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Travel Medicine- Travel Medicine
- Medicine, Travel
- Medicine, Emporiatric
- Emporiatric Medicine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Travel Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Myers AL, Christenson JC. Approach to Immunization for the Traveling Child. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2015 Dec; 29(4):745-57.