Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine

The Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine, fourth edition is 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. Make sure you never leave home without it! 

“"This is a well-written, reasonably comprehensive handbook of clinical tropical medicine that will be very useful for the practitioner in an isolated setting." --Doody's Journal May 2005”

Overall, this book is well written, easy to read and practical, providing easy access to crucial information, from common problems to rare diseases. Dipti Patel , Occupational Medicine Book Review This is a useful resource for healthcare providers who work in limited-resource settings and/or in tropical areas. Doody's This book presents information in a simple manner combined with updated current knowledge, making it a useful adjunct for its intended readers. BMA Book Awards 2014. Highly Commended

Andrew Brent, Specialist Registrar in Infectious Diseases Nuffield Department of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology and Centre for Tropical Medicine, Oxford, UK, Robert Davidson, Consultant Physician, Northwick Park Hospital; Hon Sen Lecturer, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK, Anna Seale, WT Research Training Fellow, Oxford University; KEMRI-Wellcome, CGMR-Coast, Kilifi, Kenya

The Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine, fourth edition is 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. Makesure you never leave home without it!

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