High-Risk Travel Abroad Overtook Low-Risk Travel from 1999 to 2004: Characterization and Trends in 2,622 Spanish Travelers

• Published in: Journal of travel medicine Vol. 12; no. 6; pp. 327 - 331
• Main Authors: Valerio, Lluís, Martínez, Octavi, Sabrià, Miquel, Esteve, María, Urbiztondo, Luis, Roca, Carme
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hamilton, ON Decker 01.11.2005
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Communicable Disease Control - statistics & numerical data; Communicable Diseases - epidemiology; Emigration and Immigration; Female; General aspects; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Promotion - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Preventive Health Services - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Spain - epidemiology; Travel - classification; Travel - trends; Europe; Spain; Human; High risk; Travel; Disease; Risk factor; Tropical medicine; Epidemiology; Travel medicine

Travel medicine in Spain is provided by a few specialized centers that do not come under the auspices of the main health system. Some kind of reform is required to avoid common summer collapses and postponements of the service. In contrast to other European countries, neither the exact role nor the...