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Good health abroad : a traveller's handbook /
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Bristol, England :
John Wright & Sons,
1975.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1: Preparation for Departure; Publisher Summary; A MEDICAL AND DENTAL OVERHAUL; B ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; C MEDICAL SUPPLIES; D ESSENTIAL SUNDRIES; E ANTI-GLARE PRECAUTIONS; F PRE-TRAVEL EXERCISES; G ACCLIMATIZATION; H MEDICAL INSURANCE (see also p. 83); I VISA AND CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS; J A NOTE FOR MOTORISTS; K CLOTHING; Chapter 2: The Journey; Publisher Summary; A TRAVEL SICKNESS; B POSTURAL OEDEMA; C PACKAGE CRUISES; D SURVIVAL AT SEA; E CIRCADIAN RHYTHM AND THE TRAVELLER.
- Chapter 3: After Arrival (or during Overland Travel)Publisher Summary; A FOOD; B MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS; C WATER; D TRAVELLERS' DIARRHOEA; E HEAT EFFECTS; F COLD EFFECTS; G THE EFFECTS OF GLARE; H BATHING IN RIVERS AND LAKES; I PROTECTION FROM BITING INSECTS; J SUNBURN; K SWIMMER'S EAR; L TROPICAL PARASITES INFECTING THE SKIN; M MALARIA PRECAUTIONS; N ANIMAL BITES; O SNAKE BITE; P HEALTH ON EXPEDITIONS; Q MEDICAL TREATMENT ABROAD; R MOTORING; Chapter 4: After Return Home; Publisher Summary; APPENDICES; Appendix 1: The Representatives in Britain of Overseas Countries.
- Appendix 2: Yellow Fever Vaccination CentresAppendix 3: Double Conversion Tables; References; Index.