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Tropical Pediatrics

A Public Health Concern of International Proportions

Tropical Pediatrics( )
Author: Merrick, Joav
Roach, Richard R.
Greydanus, Donald E.
Patel, Dilip R.
Homnick, Douglas N.
Series title:Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health (Series Editor: Joav Merrick – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem) Ser.
ISBN:978-1-61942-840-9
Publication Date:Sep 2012
Publisher:Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $150.00
Book Description:

Tropical medicine is a branch of medicine focusing on disorders usually found in subtropical and tropical areas of the world. Tropical pediatrics is a branch of tropical medicine focusing on children in these areas. The current process of global warming and the widespread issue of international travel are bringing these conditions to many places of the globe. This book highlights selective concepts of tropical pediatrics that are of importance to clinicians caring for children and adolescents.

Book Details
Pages:223
Author Biography
Merrick, Joav (Author)
Dr. Donald Greydanus is a Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine and is the Pediatrics Program Director at Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

He received his undergraduate degree from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and his medical degree from the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey. He also completed a residency in Pediatrics from the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota and a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine from the New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Medical Center in New York City.

He is co-author of a book on sports medicine entitled Medical Care of the Adolescent Athlete, co-editor-in-chief of the medical journal, State of the Art Reviews: Adolescent Medicine and co-editor of a major textbook in adolescent health--Adolescent Medicine, Third Edition. He has been on numerous committees for National Medical Organizations and has authored over 130 articles in the field of pediatrics and adolescent medicine.

He has received the American Academy of Pediatrics' Adele Dellenbaugh Hofmann National Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field of Adolescent Health. He has lectured extensively on adolescent health in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. He has been quoted in various media articles and has appeared on the Today Show.

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