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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grobusch, Martin Peter.

Series:

VOR Geneeskunde, 395

Oratiereeks van de Universiteit van Amsterdam ; 395

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tropical medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Vossiuspers UvA, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-04-077810-0

1-003-70948-6

1-04-078149-7

1-283-12794-6

9786613127945

90-485-1457-6

9781003709480

OCLC:

730151806