Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 107-113 , May 2003

Reported fatal and non-fatal incidents involving tourists in Thailand, July 1997–June 1999

  • Peter A. Leggat

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61-7-4781-6108; fax: +61-7-4781-5254
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  • Frances W. Leggat

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Received 6 November 2002 ,Revised 10 April 2003 ,Accepted 14 April 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S1477-8939(03)00040-1

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 107-113 , May 2003

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