CDC Health Information for International Travel 2016

The Yellow Book
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-19-937915-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc

Buch, Englisch, 688 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 253 mm, Gewicht: 1088 g

For both international travelers and the health professionals who care for them, CDC Health Information for International Travel (more commonly known as The Yellow Book) is the definitive resource for preventing illness and injury in a globalized world.

This 2016 edition offers the US government's most current health recommendations for travelers to international destinations, including disease risk maps, country-specific guidelines, and vaccine requirements and recommendations. The book also offers updated guidance for specific types of travel and travelers, New and expanded features for the 2016 edition include:

· Select destination advice for popular or unique travel locations

· Country-level yellow fever vaccine recommendation maps resource-limited traveler
· Health considerations for specific types of travelers such as pregnant, immunocompromised, or resource-limited travelers
· Advice for air crews, humanitarian aid workers, and health care workers traveling to provide care overseas

Written by a team of experts on the forefront of travel medicine, The Yellow Book provides a user-friendly, vital resource for those in the business of keeping travelers healthy abroad.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Reisemedizin, Tropenmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Infektionskrankheiten
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik

Über Autor(innen)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Gary W. Brunette, MD, MS, is Chief of the Travelers' Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Editor in Chief
Gary W. Brunette, MD, MS

Chief Medical Editor
Phyllis E. Kozarsky, MD

Medical Editors
Nicole J. Cohen, MD, MS
Mark D. Gershman, MD
Alan J. Magill, MD
Stephen M. Ostroff, MD
Edward T. Ryan, MD
David R. Shlim, MD
Michelle Weinberg, MD, MPH
Mary Elizabeth Wilson, MD

Managing Editor
Megan Crawley O'Sullivan, MPH

Technical Editor
Ronnie Henry