Travel statement on jet lag. Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT).
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The Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with ongoing and timely medical, scientific, and public health advice relating to tropical infectious diseases and health risks associated with international travel. PHAC acknowledges that the advice and recommendations set out in this statement are based upon the best current available scientific knowledge and medical practices, and is disseminating this document for information purposes to both travellers and the medical community caring for travellers.
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Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada
دوره 19 Suppl 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990