The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual

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Paperback, 688 Pages
Published: AUG-2008
ISBN 10: 1-4160-2613-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-4160-2613-6
Imprint: SAUNDERS


Edited by
Elaine Jong, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine; Director, Hall Health Primary Care Center; Medical Director, UW Campus Health Services; Director Emeritus, UW Travel & Tropical Medicine Clinic, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
Christopher Sanford, MD,MPH,DTM&H, Co-Director, University of Washington Travel Clinic at Hall Health Center; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

By
Elaine Jong
Christopher Sanford, MD,MPH,DTM&H, Co-Director, University of Washington Travel Clinic at Hall Health Center; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Description
Here’s a handy, portable guide to preventing, evaluating, and managing diseases that can be acquired in tropical environments and foreign countries! Whether you’re a physician, traveler, or both, this respected manual is your perfect source for quick, easy access to the latest travel medicine information. New updates and additional material are presented in a sleek new design that offers rapid access to the content you need. The fourth edition features more critical content than ever before—including new evidence-based recommendations and new maps and illustrations. From pre-travel advice and immunizations to the diagnosis and treatment of a full range of travel-related illnesses, you’ll have all the information you need to avoid, recognize, and treat illnesses acquired away from home in a convenient, pocket size guide.

Audience:
Infectious Disease Specialists, Family Practitioners and Internists


 
Last update: 6 Nov 2011