Travel Medicine

"Travel Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Multidisciplinary field focusing on prevention of infectious diseases and patient safety during international TRAVEL. Key element of patient's pre-travel visit to the physician is a health risk assessment.

Descriptor ID	D057236
MeSH Number(s)	H02.403.850
Concept/Terms	Travel Medicine Travel Medicine Medicine, Travel Medicine, Emporiatric Emporiatric Medicine Emporiatrics Emporiatrics

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Natural Sciences [H]
Health Occupations [H02]
Medicine [H02.403]
Travel Medicine [H02.403.850]

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Bar chart showing 3 publications over 3 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2011 and 2013 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2011	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2019	0	1	1

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Ashley DP, Fraser J, Yun H, Kunz A, Fairchok M, Tribble D, Mitra I, Johnson MD, Hickey PW, Ganesan A, Deiss RG, Lalani T. A Comparison of Pretravel Health Care, Travel-Related Exposures, and Illnesses among Pediatric and Adult U.S. Military Beneficiaries. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 05; 100(5):1285-1289.

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Deshpande BR, Rao SR, Jentes ES, Hills SL, Fischer M, Gershman MD, Brunette GW, Ryan ET, LaRocque RC. Use of Japanese encephalitis vaccine in US travel medicine practices in Global TravEpiNet. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Oct; 91(4):694-698.

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Stoney RJ, Jentes ES, Sotir MJ, Kozarsky P, Rao SR, LaRocque RC, Ryan ET. Pre-travel preparation of US travelers going abroad to provide humanitarian service, Global TravEpiNet 2009-2011. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Mar; 90(3):553-559.

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Rapose A. Measles and pertussis outbreaks: an important role for travel clinics. Am J Infect Control. 2013 Nov; 41(11):1140.

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Jentes ES, Han P, Gershman MD, Rao SR, LaRocque RC, Staples JE, Ryan ET. Travel characteristics and yellow fever vaccine usage among US Global TravEpiNet travelers visiting countries with risk of yellow fever virus transmission, 2009-2011. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 May; 88(5):954-961.

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LaRocque RC, Rao SR, Lee J, Ansdell V, Yates JA, Schwartz BS, Knouse M, Cahill J, Hagmann S, Vinetz J, Connor BA, Goad JA, Oladele A, Alvarez S, Stauffer W, Walker P, Kozarsky P, Franco-Paredes C, Dismukes R, Rosen J, Hynes NA, Jacquerioz F, McLellan S, Hale D, Sofarelli T, Schoenfeld D, Marano N, Brunette G, Jentes ES, Yanni E, Sotir MJ, Ryan ET. Global TravEpiNet: a national consortium of clinics providing care to international travelers--analysis of demographic characteristics, travel destinations, and pretravel healthcare of high-risk US international travelers, 2009-2011. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Feb 15; 54(4):455-62.

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Seed SM, Spooner LM, O'Connor K, Abraham GM. A multidisciplinary approach in travel medicine: the pharmacist perspective. J Travel Med. 2011 Sep-Oct; 18(5):352-4.

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