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International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health
ISSN 2322-1100 · International Travel Medicine Center of Iran · 240 articles in the index
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Comparison of European, African, Asian, and Other/Mixed Race American Children for the Association Between Household Income and Perceived Discrimination
Introduction: Perceived discrimination is one of the reasons behind ethnic health disparities. However, less is known about racial and ethnic groups differ in social determinants of discrimination. This study was aimed to compare the association between household income and perceived discrimination…
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Is Melioidosis a One Health-Neglected Disease in Iran?
According to the several scientific resources, Iran is considered to be among the melioidosis-endemic regions of the world; this is in stark contrast to the domestic stance in Iran, where the risk of melioidosis is speculated only as an emerging infectious disease in a non-endemic area. Recently…
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Medical Tourism Overseas: A Challenge to Kuwait’s Healthcare System
Introduction: The State of Kuwait spends large sums of governmental funds on sending patients abroad to receive medical treatment. This study aimed to explain the rationale behind receiving primary medical care overseas, given the expense and inconvenience, from the perspective of Kuwaiti patients…
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Income and Mental Well-Being of Middle-Aged and Older Americans: Immigrants’ Diminished Returns
Introduction: Although income is among the major social determinants of mental health of middle-aged and older individuals, socially marginalized groups gain less health from their income and other socioeconomic status (SES) resources compared to socially privileged groups. This pattern is called…
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COVID-19: Concern and Education for Global Health for a Have-to Traveler
COVID-19, a severe respiratory disease mediated by SARS-CoV-2 virus, is an extremely infectious. This virus was a recant outbreak from Wuhan City of China in late December 2019, but no remedy has been found yet. The coronavirus can spread mainly from person to person when they come in close contact…
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Human Ocular Onchocerca lupi Infection Diagnosed in Norway
Introduction: Zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection is a rare but emerging zoonotic disease affecting the eye, subcutaneous tissue and subdural cervical spine. Endemic areas of O. lupi are East and Central Europe, Turkey, Iran and the Northwest of the USA. Thirteen confirmed cases have been published…
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New Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): An Insight Toward Preventive Actions and Natural Medicine
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The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of Iranian Population
Introduction: As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic rapidly sweeps across the world, it is inducing a considerable degree of psychological problems, which can affect everyone in the community. This study aimed to compare the severity of the psychological distress in the general…
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Cruise Ship Travel and the Spread of COVID-19 – Australia as a Case Study
Introduction: Cruise ship linked COVID-19 outbreaks have been identified as a potential source of community transmission of COVID-19 in Australia and worldwide. The risk factors and potential mitigation around COVID-19 infections on cruise ships and communities is a research gap. Methods: A…
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Household Income and Children’s Depressive Symptoms: Immigrants’ Diminished Returns
Introduction: Relative to socially privileged groups, socially marginalized people experience weaker health effects of household income and other economic resources, a pattern known as Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDRs). These MDRs are frequently seen in racial and ethnic minorities, but less is…
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Capacity Development Analysis of Medical Tourism in Hospitals of Tehran, Iran
Introduction: One of the new tourism capacities of Iran in recent years is medical tourism, which has grown significantly. Tehran is one of the most important cities in the Middle East in the field of medical tourism. This study intends to analyse medical tourism capacity development in Tehran…
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Using AHP to Prioritize Barriers in Developing Medical Tourism: Case of Turkey
Introduction: In the globalizing world; the concept of medical tourism comes to the fore with the increase in travel freedoms between countries, easier transportation facilities, and the increased quality of healthcare services in different countries. This study aims to examine the barriers to…
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Unmasking the Myths Surrounding Use of Barrier Face Coverings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Face masks have been worn by members of the public for source control during pandemics and major outbreaks of infectious disease across the centuries. As the current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic evolves, reluctance towards the wearing of face masks and anti-mask sentiments by some people have…
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“I Was Scared I Might Die Alone”: A Qualitative Study on the Physiological and Psychological Experience of COVID-19 Survivors and the Quality of Care Received at Health Facilities
Introduction: Although several coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) studies have focused on the biomedical and epidemiological manifestations of the COVID-19 virus, there is a dearth of studies that have reported the experiences of COVID-19 survivors. This study investigated the physiological and…
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A Systematic Review of the Factors Affecting the Growth of Medical Tourism in Iran
Introduction: Planning in the field of medical tourism is of particular importance. The main objective of this research was to identify and analyze the factors affecting the growth of medical tourism in Iran. It could be a small step toward promoting entrepreneurship and increasing non-oil revenues…
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Ambulance Use by International Travelers in Japan: A Retrospective Descriptive Study
Introduction: Reports indicate that 22%–64% of travelers experience some illness when in a foreign country. To date, no prior study has reported the use of ambulances by travelers or the epidemiology of travel-related injury. Methods: In this retrospective study, we aimed to describe ambulance use…
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View From Above: Bibliometric and Citation Analysis of Global High Altitude Medicine Research
Introduction: High altitude destinations are popular among international travelers. Travel medicine practitioners should be familiar with altitude physiology and high altitude illness recognition, prophylaxis, and management. We performed the first bibliometric analysis of high altitude medicine…
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Examination of Emergency Medicine Physicians’ and Residents’ Twitter Activities During the First Days of the COVID-19 Outbreak
Introduction: Social media has become an important element of interaction and found itself a place in every aspect of our lives. This study examined the twitter activities of emergency medicine physicians and residents (EMP&R) about the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: The study concentrated on Twitter…
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Pathogenesis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) Respiratory Infection
With the occurrence of a mysterious pneumonia in the Hubei province (Wuhan) of China in December 2019, a different coronavirus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has commanded global awareness and has been named by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a public…