Lucas & Gilles' Short Textbook of Public Health Medicine for the Tropics

by Timothy O'Dempsey (Editor), Taofeek Ibrahim (Editor)

Overview

First published in 1973, this well-established textbook offers medical students and junior doctors a readable introduction to the principles of public health with special reference to the situation in the developing countries of the tropics.

This fifth edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent advances in public health, while retaining the popular approach of previous editions in stressing basic principles illustrated by selected examples highly pertinent to the regions in question.

Infectious diseases continue to feature strongly, and are grouped epidemiologically based on the mode of transmission and the public health approaches for their control. The fifth edition also features an expanded section on non-communicable diseases, including the global epidemiology of type II diabetes, chronic heart disease, and smoking-related diseases, with particular reference to the problems associated with their management in developing countries.

Written for those studying in, or planning to undertake work in, developing nations, the new edition continues to recognise the wide diversity in the situations seen in different countries and concentrates on delivering basic principles that can readily be adapted to local conditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000620795
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	01/31/2026
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432

About the Author

Adetokunbo O. Lucas, Adjunct Professor of International Health, Harvard University, USA; Visiting Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, UK; Formerly Professor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Herbert M. Gilles, Emeritus Professor, University of Liverpool, UK; Visiting Professor of Public Health, University of Malta; Formerly Professor & Dean, LSTM, Liverpool, UK and Formerly Professor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Dr Timothy O'Dempsey, Director of Humanitarian Studies and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Tropical Medicine, Liverpool School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK

Dr Taofeek Ibrahim, Senior Lecturer, Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University & Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria

Table of Contents

Concepts in Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Health Statistics: Information for Health. Epidemiology. Communicable Diseases: Infections Through The Gastro-Intestinal Tract. Infections Through Skin And Mucous Membranes. Infections Through The Respiratory Tract. Arthropod-Borne Infections. Non-Communicable Disease: Health In Transition. Nutritional Disorders. Organization of Health Services. Approaches to Economic Evaluation. Family Health. Environmental Health. Health Promotion and Education. International Health Co-Operation.