Manual of Travel Medicine and Health

Manual of Travel Medicine and Health
By Robert Steffen, MD, Professor of Travel Medicine, Institute for Social and Preventive, Medicine, Zurich, Switzerland; and Herbert L. Dupont, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

# Paperback: 628 pages
# Publisher: B.C. Decker; 2nd Bk&Cdr edition (July 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN: 1550092278

Manual of Travel Medicine and Health has become a standard reference among travel health professionals. This second edition continues its primary aim of providing clear answers to the many questions - fundamental and complex - that face the field of travel medicine. The manual focuses on preventive measures to be considered for travellers. Therapy is also included as it applies to self-treatment abroad and to address problems and questions primary care physicians are frequently confronted with by returning travellers

Features
Discusses both fundamental and complex issues in travel medicine and health • Focuses on preventive measures, and therapy for self-treatment abroad • Addresses problems and questions primary care physicians are frequently confronted with by returning travelers • Includes a bibliography at the end of each chapter, additional summary tables, and updated maps

What's New
Numerous updates, including:
# New information on infectious health risks
# New products entering the market
# Diagnosis and management of illness upon return
Expanded segments on:
# Travel advice for pregnant women, infants and children
# Patients with chronic medical conditions
# Senior travellers
# Persons with HIV infection
New chapters incorporated:
# Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia
# Fundamentals of Migration Medicine
# Screening Immigrants and Refugees
# Adoption of Children from Developing Countries
# Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
# Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria
# Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
# New topics added to cover aspects related to bioterrorism

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