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Towards travel therapy: addressing the health benefits of international travel

Published:2024-07-03 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1195-1982
Container-title:Journal of Travel Medicine
language:en
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Author:

Flaherty Gerard T¹²,Steffen Robert³,Leder Karin⁴⁵⁶

Affiliation:

1. College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Galway School of Medicine, , Galway, Ireland

2. Mahidol University Travel Medicine Research Unit, Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, , Bangkok, Thailand

3. Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, WHO Collaborating Centre on Travelers' Health, University of Zurich , Zurich, Switzerland

4. School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine , , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

5. Monash University , , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

6. Victorian Infectious Disease Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Abstract

This perspective article discusses the physical, mental and sociocultural benefits of international travel and considers the case for prescribing travel for therapeutic reasons. It also identifies priorities for further research in this neglected area.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Link

https://academic.oup.com/jtm/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/jtm/taae091/58493459/taae091.pdf

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