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As per the title, the edition encompasses many recent advances. To mention a few, electronic waste management, telemedicine, National Programme for Control of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Epidemiology of Stroke, National Programme for Control of Occupational Diseases, Tobacco and Health, National Tobacco Control Programme, National Urban Health Mission, Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health, Global Eradication of Measles, Public Health Standards for Primary and Community Health Centers, International Health Regulations and many others.
The edition retains the basic organization of the second edition with the contents being modified and reshuffled. There is an upgradation of some of the chapters like nutritional requirements, categorization of TB patients under RNTCP, new WHO growth standards, Phase III of National AIDS Control Organization, Anti-retroviral Therapy, postexposure prophylaxis against HIV, integrated counseling and treatment center, etc.
Some of the topics are rewritten such as adolescent health, influenza, National Mental Health Programme, health problems of the aged, TB and HIV, treatment of MDR-TB/XDR-TB and others. Many diagrams and color photographs have been incorporated.
New information which have been added are immunization schedule, Indian diabetic score, glucose memory test, nuchal translucency scan, adverse events following immunization, etc. ISBN - 9789350906446
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Pages : 966
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