Bauer, Irmgard, and Nagaraja, Vikranth (2024) Travellers with prosthetic limbs: a neglected population. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 62. 102770.

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Abstract

[Extract] Dear Editor Recent news reports of the first multiple amputee climbing Mt Everest, or the story of travelling as a double amputee Paralympian, highlight the breadth of specialty travel/health medicine and remind us that pre travel care is more than infection avoidance.

Item ID:	83869
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	1873-0442
Keywords:	Travel health, amputee, disability, body image, travel barriers
Copyright Information:	© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Date Deposited:	24 Oct 2024 04:54
FoR Codes:	42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science > 420108 Prosthetics and orthotics @ 50% 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3508 Tourism > 350806 Tourist behaviour and visitor experience @ 50%
SEO Codes:	11 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 1104 Tourism services > 110499 Tourism services not elsewhere classified @ 50% 20 HEALTH > 2003 Provision of health and support services > 200301 Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services) @ 50%
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