1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780260803321

Autore

Lynn Richard <1930->

Titolo

IQ and the wealth of nations [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002

ISBN

1-280-42270-X

9786610422708

0-313-01089-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Collana

Human evolution, behavior, and intelligence, , 1063-2158

Altri autori (Persone)

VanhanenTatu

Disciplina

153.9/09

Soggetti

Intellect - Social aspects

Intellect

National characteristics

Economics - Sociological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-290) and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782967103321

Titolo

Handbook of drugs for tropical parasitic infections / / Yakoub Aden Abdi. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Bristol, Pa. : , : Taylor & Francis, , 1995

ISBN

0-429-17889-1

1-4822-7253-9

9786610195640

1-280-19564-9

0-585-46045-0

0-203-21151-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AbdiY. A (Yakoub Aden)

Disciplina

616.9/6061

Soggetti

Antiparasitic agents

Antiprotozoal Agents - therapeutic use

Parasitic Diseases - drug therapy

Tropical Medicine

Handbook

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed. cataloged under author Gustafsson.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgement; Abbreviations; Introduction; Drug recommendations; Albendazole; Amphotericin B; Antimony compounds; Artemisinin and derivatives; Bephenium hydroxynaphthoate; Bithionol; Chloroquine; Dehydroemetine; Diethylcarbamazine; Diloxanide; Eflornithine; Halofantrine; Ivermectin; Levamisole; Mebendazole; Mefloquine; Melarsoprol; Metrifonate; Metronidazole; Niclosamide; Nifurtimox; Oxamniquine; Pentamidine; Piperazine; Praziquantel; Primaquine; Proguanil; Pyrantel; Pyrimethamine; Pyrvinium pamoate; Quinine; Sulphadoxine; Suramin; Tetracyclines

ThiabendazoleTinidazole; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Parasitic infections such as malaria, schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis and onchoceriasis are the scourge of the tropical countries. Many of the



drugs used for the treatment of tropical parasitic infections were introduced more than 30 years ago. Most of these drugs are toxic and have complicated dosage regimens, but, because of the low economic incentive, pharmaceutical companies have shown little interest in developing new drugs to control diseases prevalent in developing countries.; However, there has been notable progress in research into parasitic diseases and a number of important drugs h