East and west, home is best? A questionnaire-based survey on mortality of Dutch travelers abroad

Arina C Groenheide; Perry J J van Genderen; David Overbosch

doi:10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00479.x

East and west, home is best? A questionnaire-based survey on mortality of Dutch travelers abroad

J Travel Med. 2011 Mar-Apr;18(2):141-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00479.x. Epub 2010 Dec 9.

Authors

Arina C Groenheide¹, Perry J J van Genderen, David Overbosch

Affiliation

¹ Travel Clinic Harbour Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 21366800
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00479.x

Abstract

A questionnaire-based survey on the mortality of Dutch travelers abroad revealed that travel outside of Europe carried an increased mortality risk predominantly caused by fatal cardiovascular events and traffic accidents rather than fatal infections. Discussion of these items should receive a prominent place in our travel health consultation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacterial Infections / mortality*
Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality*
Cause of Death
Humans
Infections / mortality*
Netherlands / epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Diseases / mortality*
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*
Travel*