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    James Alan Chambers.
    Summary: "While serving as a physician overseas in resource-poor countries, Dr. James Chambers recognized the need for a practical, portable reference for non-specialist healthcare providers to orient them to common issues when serving in new situations, whether due to geography, austere environments, or complex humanitarian disasters. Field Guide to Global Health and Disaster Medicine draws on the experience, training, and perspectives of committed healthcare providers from diverse nations and backgrounds to provide the most essential information for maximum utility in the field -- whether in a refugee camp, operating room, disaster response scene, or other demanding environment"--Publisher's description.

    Contents:
    Before you leave home: immunizations and preventive measures for travel
    Global infectious diseases: four steps toward a differential diagnosis
    Specific infectious diseases
    Laboratory techniques and procedures
    Nutritional diseases of low- and middle-income countries
    Sexually transmitted diseases
    Bites and stings
    Global toxicology
    Environmental diseases and injuries
    Public health and field epidemiology
    Refugees and internally-displaced persons
    Austere surgery and anesthesia
    Mental health in crisis regions
    Radiological, biological, and chemical agents
    Medical response to disasters
    Considerations for pandemic preparedness and response
    Strengthening and supporting health systems.
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