Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 114-118 , May 2003

Pre-travel preparation and outcome of HIV-infected travellers from a UK clinic

  • S Cathcart

      Affiliations

    • London Deanery Specialist Registrar Training Programme, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Public Health Medicine, Lambeth Primary Care Trust, 1 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7NE, UK. Tel.: +20-7716-7133
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  • J Boyle

      Affiliations

    • Academic Centre for Travel Medicine and Vaccines, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
    • ,
  • C Sabin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
    • ,
  • M Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Royal Free Centre for HIV Medicine, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
    • ,
  • J.N Zuckerman

      Affiliations

    • Academic Centre for Travel Medicine and Vaccines, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK

Received 11 November 2002 ,Revised 14 February 2003 ,Accepted 17 February 2003.

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PII: S1477-8939(03)00024-3

doi: 10.1016/S1477-8939(03)00024-3

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 114-118 , May 2003

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