The adventurous traveler's guide to health [[electronic resource] /] / Christopher Sanford |
Autore | Sanford Christopher |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
Disciplina | 613.6/8 |
Soggetto topico | Travel - Health aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-295-80005-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Author's Note""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Overview: Risks to International Travelers""; ""2. Immunizations: Routine, Required, Recommended""; ""3. Malaria""; ""4. Urban Medicine: Threats to Health of Travelers to Cities""; ""5. Diseases for Which There Are No Vaccines""; ""6. Travelers' Diarrhea""; ""7. Traveling with Children""; ""8. Traveling with Chronic Medical Problems""; ""9. High-Altitude Medicine""; ""10. Really, Really Nasty Diseases and Other Threats That Are Really, Really Rare, Thank God""; ""11. The Medical Kit""; ""12. Jet Health""
""13. After Your Trip: If You Feel Good, If You Do Not""""14. Some Tips That, Strictly Speaking, Do Not Fall under the Rubric of Travel Health Which I Nonetheless Feel Impelled to Make""; ""15. Resources for the International Traveler""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""About the Author""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458751903321 |
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Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2008 | ||
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The adventurous traveler's guide to health [[electronic resource] /] / Christopher Sanford |
Autore | Sanford Christopher |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
Disciplina | 613.6/8 |
Soggetto topico | Travel - Health aspects |
ISBN | 0-295-80005-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Author's Note""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Overview: Risks to International Travelers""; ""2. Immunizations: Routine, Required, Recommended""; ""3. Malaria""; ""4. Urban Medicine: Threats to Health of Travelers to Cities""; ""5. Diseases for Which There Are No Vaccines""; ""6. Travelers' Diarrhea""; ""7. Traveling with Children""; ""8. Traveling with Chronic Medical Problems""; ""9. High-Altitude Medicine""; ""10. Really, Really Nasty Diseases and Other Threats That Are Really, Really Rare, Thank God""; ""11. The Medical Kit""; ""12. Jet Health""
""13. After Your Trip: If You Feel Good, If You Do Not""""14. Some Tips That, Strictly Speaking, Do Not Fall under the Rubric of Travel Health Which I Nonetheless Feel Impelled to Make""; ""15. Resources for the International Traveler""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""About the Author""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791681003321 |
Sanford Christopher
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Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2008 | ||
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The adventurous traveler's guide to health / / Christopher Sanford |
Autore | Sanford Christopher |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
Disciplina | 613.6/8 |
Soggetto topico | Travel - Health aspects |
ISBN | 0-295-80005-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Author's Note""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Overview: Risks to International Travelers""; ""2. Immunizations: Routine, Required, Recommended""; ""3. Malaria""; ""4. Urban Medicine: Threats to Health of Travelers to Cities""; ""5. Diseases for Which There Are No Vaccines""; ""6. Travelers' Diarrhea""; ""7. Traveling with Children""; ""8. Traveling with Chronic Medical Problems""; ""9. High-Altitude Medicine""; ""10. Really, Really Nasty Diseases and Other Threats That Are Really, Really Rare, Thank God""; ""11. The Medical Kit""; ""12. Jet Health""
""13. After Your Trip: If You Feel Good, If You Do Not""""14. Some Tips That, Strictly Speaking, Do Not Fall under the Rubric of Travel Health Which I Nonetheless Feel Impelled to Make""; ""15. Resources for the International Traveler""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""About the Author""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825876603321 |
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Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2008 | ||
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Air travel and health [[electronic resource] ] : a systems perspective / / Allan Seabridge, Shirley Morgan |
Autore | Seabridge A. G (Allan G.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
Disciplina |
613.6/8
613.68 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MorganShirley |
Collana | Aerospace Series |
Soggetto topico |
Air travel - Health aspects
Airlines - Employees - Health and hygiene Airplanes - Design and construction - Health aspects |
ISBN |
1-119-95765-6
1-282-77323-2 9786612773235 0-470-71200-7 0-470-71201-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Air Travel and Health; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Some 'Minor' Ailments; 3 Air Quality; 4 Deep Vein Thrombosis; 5 Noise and Vibration; 6 Exposure to Radiation; 7 Back and Neck Pain; 8 Military Issues; 9 Workstation Use; 10 Regulation and Control of Risks to Health; 11 The Design Process; 12 Summary and Conclusions; Bibliography; Index; Color Plate |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140800203321 |
Seabridge A. G (Allan G.)
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Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2010 | ||
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Air travel and health : a systems perspective / / Allan Seabridge, Shirley Morgan |
Autore | Seabridge A. G (Allan G.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
Disciplina |
613.6/8
613.68 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MorganShirley |
Collana | Aerospace Series |
Soggetto topico |
Air travel - Health aspects
Airlines - Employees - Health and hygiene Airplanes - Design and construction - Health aspects |
ISBN |
1-119-95765-6
1-282-77323-2 9786612773235 0-470-71200-7 0-470-71201-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Air Travel and Health; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Some 'Minor' Ailments; 3 Air Quality; 4 Deep Vein Thrombosis; 5 Noise and Vibration; 6 Exposure to Radiation; 7 Back and Neck Pain; 8 Military Issues; 9 Workstation Use; 10 Regulation and Control of Risks to Health; 11 The Design Process; 12 Summary and Conclusions; Bibliography; Index; Color Plate |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815520803321 |
Seabridge A. G (Allan G.)
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Eliminating serious injury and death from road transport : a crisis of complacency / / Ian Ronald Johnston, Carlyn Muir, Eric William Howard |
Autore | Johnston Ian (Ian Ronald), <1943, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
Disciplina |
613.6/8
613.68 |
Soggetto topico |
Traffic accidents
Traffic safety - Government policy Traffic safety |
ISBN |
0-429-17313-X
1-4822-0825-3 |
Classificazione | POL017000TEC009160TEC017000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Explanatory Note; Chapter 1: Eliminating Serious Injury and Death from Road Transport Is Not a Pipe Dream; Chapter 2: Serious Crashes Happen to Real People; Chapter 3: The Way We View Safety Is a Big Part of the Problem; Chapter 4: The Car in Society; Chapter 5: Brief History of How and Why Science Takes a Back Seat; Chapter 6: Evolution of Safe System Thinking; Chapter 7: Serious Crashes Have Impacts Way Beyond Those Injured; Chapter 8: Approaching Traffic Safety as Preventive Medicine
Chapter 9: Speed Moderation: The Most Difficult Issue of AllChapter 10: Confronting Complacency; Chapter 11: Six Vital Steps toward Zero; References; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787569003321 |
Johnston Ian (Ian Ronald), <1943, >
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Eliminating serious injury and death from road transport : a crisis of complacency / / Ian Ronald Johnston, Carlyn Muir, Eric William Howard |
Autore | Johnston Ian (Ian Ronald), <1943, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
Disciplina |
613.6/8
613.68 |
Soggetto topico |
Traffic accidents
Traffic safety - Government policy Traffic safety |
ISBN |
0-429-17313-X
1-4822-0825-3 |
Classificazione | POL017000TEC009160TEC017000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Explanatory Note; Chapter 1: Eliminating Serious Injury and Death from Road Transport Is Not a Pipe Dream; Chapter 2: Serious Crashes Happen to Real People; Chapter 3: The Way We View Safety Is a Big Part of the Problem; Chapter 4: The Car in Society; Chapter 5: Brief History of How and Why Science Takes a Back Seat; Chapter 6: Evolution of Safe System Thinking; Chapter 7: Serious Crashes Have Impacts Way Beyond Those Injured; Chapter 8: Approaching Traffic Safety as Preventive Medicine
Chapter 9: Speed Moderation: The Most Difficult Issue of AllChapter 10: Confronting Complacency; Chapter 11: Six Vital Steps toward Zero; References; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910800194103321 |
Johnston Ian (Ian Ronald), <1943, >
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Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014] | ||
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Eliminating serious injury and death from road transport : a crisis of complacency / / Ian Ronald Johnston, Carlyn Muir, Eric William Howard |
Autore | Johnston Ian (Ian Ronald), <1943, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
Disciplina |
613.6/8
613.68 |
Soggetto topico |
Traffic accidents
Traffic safety - Government policy Traffic safety |
ISBN |
0-429-17313-X
1-4822-0825-3 |
Classificazione | POL017000TEC009160TEC017000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Explanatory Note; Chapter 1: Eliminating Serious Injury and Death from Road Transport Is Not a Pipe Dream; Chapter 2: Serious Crashes Happen to Real People; Chapter 3: The Way We View Safety Is a Big Part of the Problem; Chapter 4: The Car in Society; Chapter 5: Brief History of How and Why Science Takes a Back Seat; Chapter 6: Evolution of Safe System Thinking; Chapter 7: Serious Crashes Have Impacts Way Beyond Those Injured; Chapter 8: Approaching Traffic Safety as Preventive Medicine
Chapter 9: Speed Moderation: The Most Difficult Issue of AllChapter 10: Confronting Complacency; Chapter 11: Six Vital Steps toward Zero; References; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810335603321 |
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Living well on the road : health and wellness for travelers / / Linden Schaffer |
Autore | Schaffer Linden <1978-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 613.6/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Travel - Health aspects
Self-care, Health |
ISBN | 1-4422-6211-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Living Well on the Road |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910160319603321 |
Schaffer Linden <1978->
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Principles and practice of travel medicine / / edited by Jane N. Zuckerman |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (678 p.) |
Disciplina |
613.6/8
613.68 |
Soggetto topico | Travel - Health aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-39205-1
1-299-15885-4 1-118-39208-6 1-118-39207-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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; Travellers with psychiatric conditions; The immunocompromised traveller; Vaccines; Environmental risks; Special topics; Special situations; Contagious diseases; Insurance; Conclusion; References; Additional resources; Chapter 5: Management of a travel clinic; Introduction; Travel clinic models; Travel clinic staff; Information resources; Travel clinic operations; Approach to trip risk assessment; The three basic topics; Health status of the traveller; Review of itinerary; Patient information brochures; Conclusion ReferencesSection II: Infectious diseases and travel; Chapter 6: Epidemiology and surveillance of travel-related diseases; Introduction; Systematic observations; Malaria; Dengue fever; Risk estimates; Detection of sentinel events; Falciparum malaria in the Dominican Republic; African trypanosomiasis from Tanzania; Falciparum malaria in illegal Chinese immigrants; Falciparum malaria in travellers to Gambia; Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Virus infections in travellers; Viral hepatitis; Introduction and definitions; Hepatitis A; Introduction and definitions; Nature of the virus Epidemiology and geographical distributionReservoir of infection; Pathology; Clinical features; Diagnosis; Management and treatment; Protective measures and prevention; Hepatitis B; Introduction and definitions; Nature of the virus; Surface antigen epitopes; Surface antigen mutants; HBV precore mutants; Replication of HBV; Epidemiology and geographical distribution; Reservoir of infection; Pathology; Immune responses; Clinical features and diagnosis; Management and treatment; Prevention of hepatitis B; Hepatitis B and the traveller; Hepatitis D; Introduction and definitions Nature of the infectious agent |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141484803321 |
Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013 | ||
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