Communicable disease control and health protection handbook / Jeremy Hawker ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hawker, Jeremy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicable diseases--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Communicable diseases.

Communicable diseases--Prevention.

Communicable diseases--Prevention--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Communicable Disease Control.

Medical Subjects:

Communicable Disease Control.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiii, 440 pages :bill. ; 23 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Summary:

Epidemiologists from Europe and the United Arab Emirates have updated their guide with two new chapters on public health structures for infectious disease control at the European Union and international levels, and evaluations of responses to the 2009 influenza pandemic. After introductory chapters, it covers common topics, diseases, services and organizations, and communicable disease control in specific European countries. The handbook could be useful for emergency responders and others involved with disease control. The 2005 second edition was titled Communicable Disease Control Handbook. First published in 2001. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Communicable disease control handbook. 2nd ed. c2005.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781444335675

1444335677

OCLC:

723034489