Tropical Diseases - Hardcover

REVIEWS OF THE PREVIOUS EDITION: "This comprehensive new edition, with its high standard of presentation, is a must as a reference textbook for everyone reading or practising medicine..." --The Lancet "...the gold standard for textbooks of tropical medicine..." --Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps "This book is an absolute classic, and should require no introduction to any doctor who has ever come into contact with tropical medicine in any form...the standard textbook of tropical medicine... It cannot be recommended highly enough." --VMO.CME "..a most useful compendium reflecting the authors broad clinical experience in the tropics." --The New England Journal of Medicine "The book is beautifully produced, contains numerous illustrations, charts and figures and has a comprehensive index. The authors are to be congratulated for having written a superbly comprehensive and up to date volume that retains its place of privilege as the gold standard in the field of tropical medicine." --New York State Journal of Medicine "...It is difficult to find a fault with this book chapter after chapter is superb..." --The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene "...This book has enormous stature and authority...this book should be in the possession of every doctor working in the tropics and in every hospital..." --BJHM "...It remains the British Bible of these more exotic diseases of the developing world..." --Medicine Digest

A broad group of specialist authors brings in-depth coverage to the 20th Edition of this bible of clinical tropical medicine. The text retains its strong, practical, clinical emphasis with clear advice on the diagnosis and management of both infectious and non-infectious tropical diseases. Also features important information on therapy and vaccines!