Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 210-212 , July 2010

Linking yellow fever vaccinator approval and renewal with training in travel medicine in New Zealand

  • Brigid O’Brien

      Affiliations

    • Auckland Regional Public Health Service, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Peter A. Leggat

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 47816108; fax: +61 7 47815254.

Received 15 May 2010 ,Accepted 20 May 2010.

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☆ The authors do not necessary represent the views of the New Zealand Government, the New Zealand Ministry of Health or of any other organisation referred to in this paper.

PII: S1477-8939(10)00094-3

doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2010.05.008

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 210-212 , July 2010

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