Characteristics of tourist patients in an emergency department in a Mediterranean destination
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.15, no.4, pp.214-217, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 15 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.1097/mej.0b013e3282f4d1ad
- Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.214-217
- Keywords: emergency, injury, tourist
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background Tourists are exposed to traditional health problems of the host country, such as trauma and the exacerbation of previously existing illnesses during their travels.