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Price, Victoria A., Smith, Rachel A.S., Douthwaite, Sam, Thomas, Sherine, Almond, D. Solomon, Miller, Alastair RO, Beeching, Nicholas 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7019-8791 and Thompson, Gail
(2011)
'General Physicians Do Not Take Adequate Travel Histories'. Journal of Travel Medicine, Vol 18, Issue 4, pp. 271-274.
Abstract
Background: Our aim was to document how often travel histories were taken and the quality of their content.
Methods: Patients admitted over 2 months to acute medical units of two hospitals in the Northwest of England with a history of fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, jaundice, or presenting as "unwell post-travel" were identified. The initial medical clerking was assessed.
Results: A total of 132 relevant admissions were identified. A travel history was documented in only 26 patients (19.7%). Of the 16 patients who had traveled. there was no documentation of pretravel advice or of sexual/other activities abroad in 15 (93.8%) and 12 (75.0%) patients, respectively.
Conculsions: There needs to be better awareness and education about travel-related illness and the importance of taking an adequate travel history.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 108 Preventive health services. Preventive medicine. Travel Medicine. WC Communicable Diseases > WC 20 Research (General) |
| Faculty: Department: | Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00521.x |
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| Depositing User: | Users 43 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2011 15:46 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Nov 2024 10:38 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/2337 |
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