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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956097403321

Autore

Grobusch Martin Peter

Titolo

What does 'tropical medicine' stand for today? : inaugural lecture delivered upon accession to the office of Hoogleraar Tropische Geneeskunde at the University of Amsterdam on 26 January 2011 / / by Martin Peter Grobusch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Vossiuspers UvA, 2011

ISBN

1-04-077810-0

1-003-70948-6

1-04-078149-7

1-283-12794-6

9786613127945

90-485-1457-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (22 p.)

Collana

Oratiereeks van de Universiteit van Amsterdam ; ; 395

Disciplina

610

616.9/883

Soggetti

Tropical medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

What does 'tropical medicine' stand for today?; What are the origins of 'Tropical Medicine'?; What does 'Tropical Medicine' encompass today?; Tropical Medicine is geographical medicine; Where and how does the Tropencentrum within theAMC fit into the picture?; What are our core tasks and other activities?; A word of thanks; Notes

Sommario/riassunto

The Tropics' in geographical and astronomical terms simply refers to the area between the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer; Tropical Medicine as a discipline, however, whose origins date back at least to the age of exploration, remains ill-defined and encompasses a wealth of different medical specialties and scientific areas, forming altogether the highly dynamic field of Medicine in the Tropics. The Tropencentrum within Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and AIDS at the Amsterdam Medical Center contributes together with numerous partners and collaborators worldwide to the broad field of Tr