Global Changes Related to Travelers’ Health
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Travelers' health.
Over the last century and a half, the world's population has grown from one billion to almost six billion, and the time required to circumnavi-gate the globe has decreased from 365 days to fewer than 3. Currently, 1.4 million persons travel internationally by air every day. The speed and volume of international travel are cited by the Institute of Medicine as principal factors contributing to t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Travel Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1195-1982,1708-8305
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00128.x