| Description |
x, 152 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Finding rainbows in washtubs: an unlikely story -- Client-based research: tools that work -- Nikes by the Nile: agromedicine in Alexandria -- Dangerous beauty: Peruvian lily -- Dyrene mystery: migrant workers at risk -- Parasitosis: the enemy within -- Infertility: the farm wife, the in-laws, and the physician -- Fire ants, ticks and spiders: who is at risk? -- A farmer's risks: how to react? -- Raspberries and tomatoes: golfers and growers -- Diet, cancer, and birth defects: nutritional mysteries -- Hog farm miasma: case studies -- Milkmaid's shoulder: women and children at risk -- The next generation -- Starlings, elms and schoolchildren: histoplasmosis -- Bird flu in our crowded planet: coexisting with other species -- How one small book changed my career: Will Pickles in country practice |
| Summary |
"Dr. Schuman's Rainbows In Washtubs: Diagnostic Mysteries In Agromedicine is a first-hand account of the steps he had to take to get to the source of several of his most difficult and sometimes disturbing cases. At times suspenseful, this book provides a wealth of solid information about the impact of environment on the health of patients with diverse exposures. As much a textbook as a medical mystery book, this is a look at the scientific method and problem solving in the medical field."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Agricultural laborers -- Health and hygiene -- Case studies.
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Agriculture -- Health aspects -- Case studies.
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Medicine, Rural -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| LC no. |
2007000544 |
| ISBN |
0789032767 (hbk.) |
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0789032775 (paperback) |
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9780789032768 (hbk.) |
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9780789032775 (paperback) |
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