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050 00 $aRA783.5$b.T45 2001
060 00 $aWA 110$bT3555 2001
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245 00 $aTextbook of travel medicine and health /$c[edited by] Herbert L. DuPont, Robert Steffen.
246 30 $aTravel medicine and health
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aHamilton ;$aLewiston, NY :$bB.C. Decker,$c2001.
300 $axxvi, 548 p. :$bill. ;$c28 cm. +$e1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $aCh. 1. Travel medicine as a unique medical specialty -- Ch. 2. Health risks abroad: general considerations -- Ch. 3. Travel industry and medical professionals -- Ch. 4. Philosophical and ethical considerations -- Ch. 5. Economic evaluation in travel medicine -- Ch. 6. Pretravel planning -- Ch. 7. Tourism patterns and trends -- Ch. 8. Information sources in travel medicine -- Ch. 9. Compliance with travel health recommendations -- Ch. 10. Travel medicine and the travel medicine clinic -- Ch. 11. Environmental degradation: medical impact on tourism and tropical medicine -- Ch. 12. Risk to travelers by region and environmental factors -- Ch. 13. Medical problems of high altitude -- Ch. 14. Marine hazards -- Ch. 15. Medical risks of temperature extremes -- Ch. 16. Diseases and disorders caused by the sun -- Ch. 17. Hotel swimming pool hygiene and safety -- Ch. 18. Threats of security during international travel -- Ch. 19. Emerging infectious diseases and travel -- Ch. 20. Travelers' diarrhea -- Ch. 21. Malaria -- Ch. 22. Vaccine preventable diseases -- Ch. 23. Respiratory tract infections -- Ch. 24. Sexually transmitted infections -- Ch. 25. Viral tropical infections -- Ch. 26. Bacterial tropical infections -- Ch. 27. Parasitic tropical infections -- Ch. 28. Psychiatric illness and stress -- Ch. 29. Travel-related injuries (motor vehicle crashes, falls, drownings): epidemiology and prevention -- Ch. 30. Envenoming and poisoning caused by animals -- Ch. 31. Medical aspects of air travel -- Ch. 32. Very short-term travel -- Ch. 33. Expatriates and long-term travelers -- Ch. 34. Expedition participants -- Ch. 35. The migrant as a traveler -- Ch. 36. Traveling with children -- Ch. 37. Pregnancy, nursing, contraception and travel -- Ch. 38. The aged, infirm, or handicapped traveler -- Ch. 39. The immunocompromised traveler -- Ch. 40. Travel for health -- Ch. 41. Biologic and chemical terrorism -- Ch. 42. Illness abroad and back home -- Ch. 43. Investigation and management of infectious diseases on international conveyances (airplanes and cruise ships) -- Ch. 44. Travel medicine 2010
538 $aSystem requirements for accompanying disk: IBM or compatible PC.
650 0 $aTravel$xHealth aspects.
650 12 $aCommunicable Disease Control.
650 22 $aPrimary Prevention.
650 22 $aTravel.
700 1 $aDuPont, Herbert L.,$d1938-
700 1 $aSteffen, Robert