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 /
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 sp...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Vossiuspers UvA,
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Colección: | Oratiereeks ;
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Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (20 pages). |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9789048514571 9048514576 1283127946 9781283127943 9786613127945 6613127949 |