TY - JOUR T1 - Travel and health: illness associated with winter package holidays JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 642 LP - 645 VL - 33 IS - 255 AU - Jonathan H. Cossar AU - Robert D. Dewar AU - Daniel Reid AU - Norman R. Grist Y1 - 1983/10/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/33/255/642.abstract N2 - A survey of 263 people who had winter package holidays abroad revealed that 21 per cent of the travellers had been ill. Forty-eight per cent of those who had been unwell reported an alimentary upset and 26 per cent reported respiratory symptoms. Illness was recorded most frequently by travellers to countries in the Mediterranean region. More readily available advice or information would be useful in reducing the amount of illness associated with package holidays. ER -