Addressing travelers’ perception of risk in pre-travel care: Reports from a travel clinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Addressing travelers’ perception of risk in pre-travel care: Reports from a travel clinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Travel medicine is aimed at promoting health risk reduction. However, travelers’ perception of risk is subjective and may influence implementation of recommendations. This study reports on travelers’ perception of risk, pre-travel characteristics, and recommended intervention...

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Main Authors: Emersom Cicilini Mesquita, Margareth Catoia Varela, Pedro Emmanuel Americano Alvarenga do Brasil, Danusa Ferreira Correa, Mari Tuyama, Flavio de Carvalho, Elizabeth de Souza Neves, José Cerbino-Neto, Alberto dos Santos de Lemos, Marcellus Dias da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-05-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Pre-travel care
Travel medicine
Travelers’ perception of risk
Practitioners’ perception of risk
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