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9780471490791: Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine
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ISBN 10: 0471490792 ISBN 13: 9780471490791
Editorial: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2001

Sinopsis

Disease knows no frontiers and almost any place in the world can be reached within 24--36 hours, less time than the incubation period of most infectious diseases. As one of todaya s healthcare professionals you are expected to prevent, identify and treat all infectious diseases irrespective of geographical and climatic limitations. To do this you must be well versed in the development of new and improved vaccines and the rapid advances in the development of the latest drugs and treatments. Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine provides up to the minute information on the prevention and treatment of travel--related ill health, as well as the effects travel can have on people. Written in a distinctive style, Zuckerman offers you not only the latest information, but also an interesting, thought provoking read. Your essential one--stop resource for travel medicine, includes: aeo Epidemiology and surveillance of infectious diseases aeo Malaria and other parasitic diseases aeo Aviation medicine and psychology aeo Altitude medicine aeo Illness in returning travellers aeo Vaccine preventable diseases aeo Children and travel

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Críticas

"The case histories throughout help to highlight the subjects. This textbook will be a welcome addition to those involved in training and those advising travellers and a valuable resource for study and reference." (Royal College of Nursing Travel Medicine Forum Newsletter, January 2002) "To put together such a valuable and useful reference as this is a monumental task, and the book deserves a place on the shelves of all travel clinics." (Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene) "...This is a good book. It is comprehensive, covers the major problems fully, while providing at least a short entry on the less common and more exotic..." (Tropical Doctor) "...easy to read and highly informative...will be invaluable and will replace my usual reference sources..." (Family Practice, Vol.19, No.4, 2002) "...overviews general principles for keeping people healthy while they travel..." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002) "...I would highly recommend this book...the content is invaluable..." (Practice Nurse, 27 September 2002) "The book deserves a place beside the few other textbooks on travel medicine." (New England Journal of Medicine, October 10, 2002)

Reseña del editor

Disease knows no frontiers and almost any place in the world can be reached within 24--36 hours, less time than the incubation period of most infectious diseases. As one of todaya s healthcare professionals you are expected to prevent, identify and treat all infectious diseases irrespective of geographical and climatic limitations. To do this you must be well versed in the development of new and improved vaccines and the rapid advances in the development of the latest drugs and treatments. Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine provides up to the minute information on the prevention and treatment of travel--related ill health, as well as the effects travel can have on people. Written in a distinctive style, Zuckerman offers you not only the latest information, but also an interesting, thought provoking read. Your essential one--stop resource for travel medicine, includes: aeo Epidemiology and surveillance of infectious diseases aeo Malaria and other parasitic diseases aeo Aviation medicine and psychology aeo Altitude medicine aeo Illness in returning travellers aeo Vaccine preventable diseases aeo Children and travel

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Editorial
John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Año de publicación
2001
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0471490792
ISBN 13 
9780471490791
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
516
Editor
Zuckerman Jane N.
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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