Recently Published Books ~

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Diarrhea: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

January 2004
List Price: $58.95
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: ICON Health Publications
ISBN: 0597838860

In addition to a structured and comprehensive bibliography, this medical reference on diarrhea provides links to reliable resources and information on the Internet, from the basics to the most advanced areas of research. Selected abstracts are reproduced to present examples of some of the latest official information available to date, and academic, government, and peer-reviewed research studies are emphasized. (Publisher description edited)

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Malaria: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

October 2003
List Price: $98.95
Paperback: 632 pages
Publisher: ICON Health Publications
ISBN: 0597836272

This 3-in-1 reference book, designed for medical researchers, students, physicians, and their patients, is a thorough guide to Internet resources and a comprehensive medical dictionary of terms and expressions specific to malaria.

Because only a fraction of malaria-related information is indexed in search engines, a non-systematic approach to Internet research may be incomplete and unreliable. And because of the exponential increase in World Wide Web medical information sites, searching, reviewing, verifying, selecting, and saving malaria data can be time consuming.

Readers can use this guide to find the appropriate Internet resources necessary to increase their knowledge of current malaria research, pharmacology, and practice. Includes extensive lists of bibliographic citations. (Publisher description edited)

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Lecture Notes on Tropical Medicine
Lecture Notes Series

Geoffrey V. Gill
Nick Beeching
(Editors)
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK

March 2004
List Price: $39.95; £16.95
Paperback: 368 pages; 39 images; 5th edition
Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications
ISBN: 063206496X

Lecture Notes on Tropical Medicine is a core text with an emphasis on the clinical aspects of problem-solving in the tropics. This newly revised fifth edition embodies a global and syndromic approach to tropical medicine.

Section A covers clinical presentations according to body systems and syndromic approaches, so the reader can go directly to the relevant section for clues to the likely diagnosis.

Section B provides core knowledge and clinical advice on the major tropical infections, such as malaria and leprosy.

Section C examines other tropical diseases, grouped by main body system of presentation, including cholera, hepatitis, scabies, etc.

In this new edition, the editors seek to broaden the traditional scope of ‘tropical medicine’. Authors in this section review current issues, e.g. measuring the impact of HIV and AIDS in the tropics, managing non-communicable diseases, contending with humanitarian emergencies, assessing the health status of refugees, and controlling epidemics. Diagnostic tools in the form of color plates and illustrations depict clinical symptoms of disease. (Publisher description edited)

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New From EHP ~

EHP recently published the following reports on malaria and other vector-borne diseases.
You may view and download these documents at our website.

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Activity Report 129. Status of Insecticide Resistance of Malaria, Kala-azar and Japanese Encephalitis Vectors in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)

Activity Report 126. Assessment of Early Warning and Reporting Systems (EWARS) in Nepal

Activity Report 122. First Year Summary Report. Development of a Community-based Environmental Management Program for Malaria Control in Kampala and Jinja, Uganda

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We are also pleased to provide you with Malaria Bulletin 78, which consists of selected citations and abstracts summarizing malaria studies from journals published in 2004.

Archived Malaria Bulletins and related EHP reports may be downloaded from the EHP website.

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