PARK'S TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE, 28E

Description

The 28th Edition (2025) by K. Park, published by Banarsidas Bhanot, includes substantial updates in preventive and social medicine.

• Completely revised and updated with new chapters, topics, and current public-health developments.
• Includes new strategic targets for 2027 covering major communicable diseases such as AIDS, malaria, leprosy, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and cholera.
• Updated treatment and prevention guidelines for tuberculosis, leprosy, hepatitis B, COVID-19 and dengue.
• Mpox (Monkeypox) is newly incorporated as an emerging infectious disease.
• Revised epidemiology of non-communicable diseases with updated concepts and approaches.
• Updated nutrition and health recommendations, incorporating guidance from ICMR and NIN Hyderabad.
• Covers Ayushman Bharat – PM-JAY, including healthcare coverage for senior citizens aged 70 years and above.
• Updated demography and preventive medicine sections relating to obstetrics, paediatrics and geriatrics.
• Comprehensive coverage of epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, nutrition, occupational health and national health programmes.
• Presented with tables, flowcharts, diagrams and illustrations to facilitate understanding and revision.
• Useful for MBBS examinations, viva/practical preparation and postgraduate entrance examinations.

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