RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
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
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 642
OP 645
VO 33
IS 255
A1 Jonathan H. Cossar
A1 Robert D. Dewar
A1 Daniel Reid
A1 Norman R. Grist
YR 1983
UL http://bjgp.org/content/33/255/642.abstract
AB 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.