Travel Medicine 1991: New Frontiers

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Travel medicine has existed for years as a "cottage industry" composed of a heterogeneous group of persons scattered around the globe who gave travelers health recommendations based on fact and fancy. In recent years, research has provided a scientific basis for disease prevention and treatment guidelines for travelers. The growing interest in travel medicine was evident at the second Conference on International Travel Medicine, held from 9 to 12 May 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended by 825 persons from 45 countries. Participants included physicians; nurses; public-health workers; corporate, government, and military personnel; and members of the travel industry and

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