Mexico: Health and Safety Travel Guide [Paperback]

Robert H. Page MD (Author), Curtis P. Page MD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2004

Including a directory of more than 180 English-speaking physicians and 50 of the best hospitals in 40* popular Mexico destinations, this guide is for the traveler or expatriate who falls ill or seeks to travel healthy while in Mexico. Hospital listings include services and specialties available, English-speaking administrative and medical liaisons, a rating of care, and a detailed description of each hospital and its strengths and weaknesses. Doctor listings include contact information, hours, charges, specialties, and a description of experience and certification. Included are city maps and emergency information, a pharmaceutical guide, translations of common medical terms and phrases, pre-travel advice, a comprehensive symptoms and conditions guide, and recommendations on traveler's insurance and immunizations.

* Cities covered in this guide: Acapulco, Bahías de Huatulco, Cabo San Lucas, Cancún, Cozumel, Cuernavaca, Ensenada, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Hermosillo, Isla Mujeres, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Lago de Chapala, La Paz, León, Los Mochis, Manzanillo, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexico City (Distrito Federal), Monterrey, Oaxaca City, Palenque, Progreso, Playa del Carmen, Puebla, Puerto Escondido, Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point), Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, San Carlos / Guaymas, San Cristóbal de las Casas, San Felípe, San José del Cabo, San Miguel de Allende, Taxco, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz,Villahermosa, Xalapa

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About the Author

Robert H. Page, MD, cofounded the Tlaquepaque Free Medical Clinic while he was a medical student in Guadalajara. He has served as chief of staff for Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital and has been an Arizona delegate to the American Medical Association for more than 10 years. He lives in Tempe, Arizona. Curtis P. Page, MD, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, is a member of the International Society of Travel Medicine and a private family practitioner. He lives in Tempe, Arizona.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Medtogo, Llc; 1 edition (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972962204
• ISBN-13: 978-0972962209
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,235,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Muchos Gracias Dos Gringos, May 12, 2004

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ellysan (Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mexico: Health and Safety Travel Guide (Paperback)

Finally, an authoritative response for anyone who has suffered Montezuma's Revenge+ by two highly-respected medical doctors who have probably treated more of it than most.Dr.'s Page have undertaken an English language medical tour for those of us who have encountered the nightmare of too many tacos and other ills South of the Border. In what normally can be a maze of medical horrors for us gringos on vacation, they have investigated and simplified with easy instructions and directions good,safe medical help. This book is as necessary as packing your toothbrush for a trip. I would hope they eventually get to do a book for other countries for us Americanos.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for Mexico travel, August 14, 2005

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P. Davies (WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mexico: Health and Safety Travel Guide (Paperback)

This is a very thorough, well-researched guide to Mexico-specific travel. I frequently travel to Baja California with church missions teams, and knowing how to get to the best hospitals and clinics (not to mention being able to identify the good v. bad ones) is a tremendous resource. Also serves as a medical field guide, should there be an absence of clinics in your immediate area (or if you need to act before emergency services would arrive...which you would have called in the numbers found through this book!). Very helpful resource.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A guide to English-speaking physicians and hospitals, June 6, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mexico: Health and Safety Travel Guide (Paperback)

The expert and collaborative work of physicians Robert and Curtis Page, Mexico: Health And Safety Travel Guide is thoroughly "user friendly" guide to English-speaking physicians and hospitals accessible to forty of the most popular vacation spots in Mexico. Enhanced with 106 maps, 60 reference charts, a symptom index, and more than 235 b/w photographs, the Mexico: Health And Safety Travel Guide also includes easy-to use indexes for pharmaceuticals and medical translations. This highly portable specialized travel guide includes invaluable tips suggestions how to carry additional medication in case of loss, avoiding and treating diarrhea, malaria prevention, wound and skin care, insect repellents, pain management, motion sickness, even a favorite cold remedy. If you are planning a vacation or business trip to Mexico, then begin your travel preparations by securing a copy of the Mexico: Health And Safety Travel Guide.