Clinicians' Guide to Growth Disorders - Couverture souple

Wales, Jeremy K. H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340762373 ISBN 13 : 9780340762370

Editeur : Hodder Arnold, 2001

Synopsis

Clinicians' Guide to Growth Disorders presents current knowledge in a compact and user-friendly format, providing primary care physicians who detect growth abnormalities with practical, clinical guidance. Coverage of the subject is comprehensive - including growth abnormalities such as delayed and precocious puberty and failure to thrive. The book explains correct growth measurement in depth with detailed examples, before focusing on the many pathologies that affect growth and how careful examination and assessment of pubertal status in a child may often reveal the cause. Diagnosis and treatment of disorders are emphasized throughout.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Growth monitoring is increasingly being carried out by primary health care teams and forms a key part of the National Guidelines on Child Surveillance. A Clinicians' Guide to Growth Disorders presents current knowledge in a compact and user-friendly format providing primary care workers who detect growth abnormalities with practical, clinical guidance.

The book follows the ""Clinicians' Guide"" format and is written in a digestible style with an attractive layout. It provides a comprehensive account from a physician's viewpoint of growth disorders in children - including growth abnormalities such as delayed and precocious puberty, obesity and failure to thrive. Correct growth measurement is explained in depth with detailed examples before focusing upon the many pathologies that affect growth and how careful examination and assessment of pubertal status in a child may oftne reveal the cause. The practical approach is maintained by emphasizing diagnostic steps and appropriate treatment for these disorders such as counselling and referrals to specialist centres. Written primarily for primary care physicians, community paediatricians, auxologists and health workers it is also highly suitable for trainee paediatricians and endocrinologists.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hodder Arnold
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0340762373
• ISBN 13: 9780340762370
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 120
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible