Description
About the Author
Philippa C. Matthews did her undergraduate medical training in Nottingham. Having decided on a career in clinical infection, she studied for the Diploma of Tropical Medicine in Liverpool, and then travelled to Malawi to gain clinical experience. She returned to take up a training post in Oxford in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. In parallel with clinical work, Philippa has developed a research portfolio focused on HIV and hepatitis B in southern Africa. She has recently been awarded funding from the NIHR and the Wellcome Trust to develop hepatitis B research in South Africa. She currently works as a clinical consultant at Oxford University Hospitals, and lives in South Oxfordshire with her husband and two children.
Reviews
This book is a series of brief illustrated notes on tropical medicine and is a joy to read. It gives a wide-ranging clinical overview of infections that frequently present in the tropics and includes a brief guide to envenomation - all achieved in 211 pages of A5. * E.S. Olsen, Journal of Hospital Infection *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198737773
Author Philippa C. Matthews
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 326g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 172mm * 12mm