RAVEL MEDICINE TRADITIONally focuses on assisting tourist and business travelers avoid travel-rel... more RAVEL MEDICINE TRADITIONally focuses on assisting tourist and business travelers avoid travel-related illnesses. It is now clear that immigrants returning to their home countries, termed visiting friends and relatives (VFRs), are at particularly high risk and that traditional travel services are inadequate for protecting this population. This article will review existing data concerning the increased risk and discuss practical recommendations that may assist the primary care and travel clinicians. International migration has risen from 120 million in 1990 to 175 million in 2002. 1,2 In 2002 more than 1 million persons legally immigrated to the United States from more than 220 countries. 3 Twenty percent of the US population are first-generation immigrants or their children are. 4 In spite of being a minority of the population, VFRs comprised approximately 40% of US international air travelers in 2002. 5 Similarly, in the United Kingdom, VFRs made 40% of the 2 million visitors to Africa in 2000. 6,7 Although no VFR demographics exist, it is assumed that national statistics pertaining to immigration patterns reflect subsequent travel patterns for immigrants. There have been major shifts in
Objective: To determine the extent to which depressive and alcoholic symptoms are related to aggr... more Objective: To determine the extent to which depressive and alcoholic symptoms are related to aggressiveness in male emergency department (ED) patients. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was conducted in a Midwest urban ED.
RAVEL MEDICINE TRADITIONally focuses on assisting tourist and business travelers avoid travel-rel... more RAVEL MEDICINE TRADITIONally focuses on assisting tourist and business travelers avoid travel-related illnesses. It is now clear that immigrants returning to their home countries, termed visiting friends and relatives (VFRs), are at particularly high risk and that traditional travel services are inadequate for protecting this population. This article will review existing data concerning the increased risk and discuss practical recommendations that may assist the primary care and travel clinicians. International migration has risen from 120 million in 1990 to 175 million in 2002. 1,2 In 2002 more than 1 million persons legally immigrated to the United States from more than 220 countries. 3 Twenty percent of the US population are first-generation immigrants or their children are. 4 In spite of being a minority of the population, VFRs comprised approximately 40% of US international air travelers in 2002. 5 Similarly, in the United Kingdom, VFRs made 40% of the 2 million visitors to Africa in 2000. 6,7 Although no VFR demographics exist, it is assumed that national statistics pertaining to immigration patterns reflect subsequent travel patterns for immigrants. There have been major shifts in
Objective: To determine the extent to which depressive and alcoholic symptoms are related to aggr... more Objective: To determine the extent to which depressive and alcoholic symptoms are related to aggressiveness in male emergency department (ED) patients. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was conducted in a Midwest urban ED.
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