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CDC Health information for international travel 2008 / edited by Paul M. Arguin, Phyllis E. Kozarsky, Christie Reed.
LIBRA RA783.5 .C4 2007
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Travel--Health aspects--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Travel.
- Travel--Health aspects.
- Developing countries.
- Vaccination.
- Vaccines.
- Medical Subjects:
- Travel.
- Vaccination.
- Vaccines.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 627 pages : color maps ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Centers for Disease Control health information for international travel 2008
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier Mosby, 2007.
- Summary:
- Widely known as "The Yellow Book," this concise and user-friendly resource equips both travelers and physicians with essential information on preventing, recognizing, and managing travel-related health problems.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Pre- and post-travel general health recommendations
- Geographic distribution of potential health hazards to travelers
- Prevention of specific infectious diseases
- Yellow Fever vaccine requirements and information on malaria risk and prophylaxis, by country (yellow pages)
- Non-infectious risks during travel
- Conveyance and transportation issues
- International travel with infants and young children
- Advising travelers with specific needs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780323048859
- 0323048854
- OCLC:
- 143612927
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