Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine

The definitive resource for medical problems in tropical regions, and in low-resource settings.

Comprehensive in scope, and concise in style, this portable guide ensures that you always have the vital information you need at your fingertips.

Fully revised and updated for its fourth edition, it includes brand new chapters on humanitarian crises, poisoning and envenoming, nosocomial infections, and antibiotic resistance. The paediatric illness sections have been expanded, and website links have been fully updated and extended. With the clear, easy-reference style of the trusted Oxford Handbook format, written and reviewed by an international team of clinical experts, this is a truly global handbook and an essential resource.

Key Features:

• A comprehensive reference guide, in a concise, easy-reference style
• The authoritative guide to all essential information, from common problems to rare diseases
• A lifeline for all medics working in tropical environments and low-resource settings
• Practical evidence-based advice on diagnosis, clinical features, and management

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Davidson, Robert; Brent, Andrew; Seale, Anna

ISBN:

978-0-19-969256-9

Specialty:

• General Medicine
• Infectious Diseases
• Internal Medicine

Language:

English

Edition:

4th

Pages:

1008

Publication Year:

2014

Doody's Star Rating®:

Score:

86