the specialty; TRAVEL-RELATED ILLNESS is also available; do not confuse with TRAVEL NURSING - nursing practice in which nurses travel to work in temporary positions
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Emporiatrics
Medicine, Emporiatric
NLM Classification #
WA 108
Previous Indexing
Travel (1999-2009)
Public MeSH Note
2010; for MEDICINE, EMPORIATRIC & EMPORIATRICS see TRAVEL 1993-2009
History Note
2010; for MEDICINE, EMPORIATRIC & EMPORIATRICS use TRAVEL 1993-2009
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.
