Publisher's Synopsis
Extensively illustrated and uncommonly user-friendly, this brand-new text provides a logical, "hands on" approach to the care of the paediatric patient. Written by an international team of subspecialists and edited by an outstanding team of paediatric generalists, it offers expert coverage that can be applied in everyday practice - in a highly templated format that makes finding information easy. Readers will find comprehensive coverage of basic science, health promotion and disease prevention, general and chronic medical care, newborn and adolescent care, mental health care, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, and more. And, a bonus CD-ROM offers additional images, video clips and other supplemental materials.
