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245 00 $aTravel medicine /$cedited by Jay S. Keystone ... [et al.].
260 $aEdinburgh ;$aNew York :$bMosby,$c2004.
300 $axi, 584 p. :$bill. (some col.), col. maps ;$c29 cm. +$e1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
538 $aSystem requirements: Power Macintosh with 64 MB RAM running System 9+ or Pentium PC with 16 MB RAM running Windows 95+, 10 MB disk space, 2x CD-ROM drive, 16-bit monitor.
505 0 $aIntroduction to travel medicine -- Epidemiology: morbidity and mortality in travelers -- Starting, organizing and marketing a travel clinic -- Sources of travel medicine information -- The pre-travel consultation -- Water disinfection for international travelers -- Insect protection -- Travel health and medical kits -- Principles of immunization -- Adult immunization -- Pediatric vaccinations -- Malaria: epidemiology and risk to the traveler -- Malaria chemoprophylaxis -- Self-diagnosis and self-treatment of malaria by the traveler -- Approach to the patient with malaria -- Epidemiology of travelers' diarrhea -- Prevention of traveler's diarrhea -- Clinical presentation and treatment of travelers' diarrhea -- Self-diagnosis and treatment of travelers' diarrhea -- The pregnant and breast-feeding traveler -- Pediatric, neonatal and adolescent travelers -- The elderly traveler -- The disabled traveler -- Travelers with pre-existing disease -- Preparation of immunocompromised travelers -- The traveler with HIV -- The corporate traveler -- International adoption -- Visiting friends and relatives --
505 0 $aExpatriates -- Expedition medicine -- Remote destinations -- The health-seeking traveler -- Fear of flying - aviophobia -- Psychiatric disorders and psychiatric emergencies overseas - Cultural adaptation -- Re-entry after long-term travel/living aboard -- Altitude -- Diving and marine medicine -- Extremes of temperature and hydration -- Sun-associated problems -- Jet lag -- Motion sickness -- Environmental issues in travel medicine -- Aircraft cabin environment -- Bites, stings and envenoming injuries -- Food-borne illness -- Injuries and injury prevention -- Healthcare abroad -- Personal security and crime avoidance -- Post-travel screening -- Fever -- Skin diseases -- Persistent travelers' diarrhea -- Eosinophilia -- Respiratory diseases -- Emerging problems in travel medicine -- Glossary of tropical diseases for the travel medicine practitioner -- The body of knowledge for the practice of travel medicine.
520 $aA team of international experts examines all aspects of travel medicine-from immunizations and pre-travel advice for adults and children to the essentials of post-travel screening. Over 530 illustrations (and algorithms) facilitate understanding of key concepts and provide quick access to essential information. A CD-ROM-included with the book-presents all of the full-color illustrations from the text in a downloadable PowerPoint(r) format, as well as electronic versions of patient guidelines and patient forms.
650 22 $aPrimary Prevention.
650 22 $aTravel.
650 12 $aCommunicable Disease Control.
650 0 $aTravel$xHealth aspects.
650 22 $aImmunization.
650 22 $aPrimary Prevention$xmethods.
700 1 $aKeystone, J. S.
776 08 $iOnline version:$tTravel medicine.$dEdinburgh ; New York : Mosby, 2004$w(OCoLC)606382088
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