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UNINA9910830669503321 |
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Titolo |
Principles and practice of travel medicine / / edited by Jane N. Zuckerman |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-39205-1 |
1-299-15885-4 |
1-118-39208-6 |
1-118-39207-8 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (678 p.) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributor list; Preface; Section I: Travel medicine; Chapter 1: Trends in travel; Introduction; Growth of tourism; Where are international tourists going?; Outbound tourism; The economics of tourism; Trends in travel types; Future trends; References; Chapter 2: Tourism, aviation and the impact on travel medicine; Introduction; The relationship between tourism and travel medicine; Changing patterns and types of tourism; The impact of tourism trends on travel medicine; The impact of aviation trends on travel medicine; Conclusions; References |
Chapter 3: Epidemiology of health risks and travelGlobal burden of infectious diseases; Significance of infectious diseases in developed countries; Significance of infectious diseases in developing countries; Dimensions of international travel and migration; Tropical infectious diseases and travel; Health risks to travellers; Cohort studies; Field studies; Post-travel illnesses; Travel-associated mortality; References; Chapter 4: Fitness to travel; Introduction; The traveller's personal health and impact on fitness to travel; 'Traveller of size'; Diabetes; Cardiorespiratory problems |
Food allergiesPregnancy; The elderly traveller; The epileptic traveller; |
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