Primary Diagnosis and Treatment - A Manual for Clinical and Health Centre Staff (Revised edition)

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This is a comprehensive and easy-to-use reference book for primary health care workers who are caring for people in their communities. It covers all the common conditions that such front-line health workers are likely to encounter. The guide is divided into three parts: Part 1 covers the consultation with the patient, taking a complete history of illness, and the physical examination; Part 2 presents over 60 strategies for finding the correct diagnosis, including simple-to-use flow charts; and Part 3 presents specific treatments for the common illnesses discussed in the book.

Product Code: B/PDT
Author(s): D Fountain
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781405083911
Year: 2008
Pages: 632