hli logo
Image from Coce

Forfar & Arneil's textbook of pediatrics.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2008Edition: Seventh edition /. / edited by Neil McIntosh ... [et al.]Description: 1 online resource (xix, 1734 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • FOR
ISBN:
  • 0443103976 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780443103971 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780702033544 (electronic bk.)
  • 0702033545 (electronic bk.)
Other title:
  • Forfar and Arneil's textbook of pediatrics
  • Textbook of pediatrics
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Forfar & Arneil's textbook of pediatrics.DDC classification:
  • 618.92 22
LOC classification:
  • RJ45 .T44 2008eb
NLM classification:
  • 2008 L-949
  • WS 100
Online resources:
Contents:
Section 1: Foundations for health and practice: Evidence-based child health -- Epidemiology of childhood disease -- developed countries -- Epidemiology of childhood diseases -- Health care delivery in resource limited settings -- Preventive pediatrics -- Child protection -- Accidents, poisoning and SIDS -- Developmental pediatrics -- History, examination, basic investigation and procedures -- Pediatric prescribing -- Ethics -- Section 2: Perinatal/neonatal medicine: Fetal medicine -- The newborn -- Infant feeding -- Section 3: The Specialties: Genetics -- Endocrine gland disorders and disorders of growth and puberty -- Nutrition -- Fluid, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances -- Disorders of the urinary system -- Disorders of the alimentary tract and liver -- Respiratory disorders -- Cardiovascular disease -- Neurology -- Disorders of the blood and bone marrow -- Oncology -- Gynecological diseases -- Inborn errors of metabolism -- Immunodeficiency -- Infections -- Disorders of bones, joints and connective tissue -- Disorders of the skin -- Disorders of the eye -- Disorders of the ear, nose and throat -- Allergic disorders -- Psychiatric disorders in childhood -- Adolescent medicine -- Emergency care -- Surgical pediatrics -- Pain and palliative care -- Section 4: Appendices and index: Appendix.
Summary: This title is a complete, evidence-based reference of general pediatrics written by 150 experts from all over the world. The contents cover children's health needs and problems in the developing as well as the developed world, with an emphasis on prevention as well as treatment. It is the ideal international reference source for pediatricians and family doctors throughout the world. The text is readable, clear and informative, with information firmly grounded in the latest clinical evidence and trialsStrong evidence base to text - as shown in the comprehensiveness of the references at the end of each chapter - these sections are unmatched by any other bookEditorial team of 4 editors (one new for this edition) work together as a team to ensure that the information is consistent in quality, style and level Over 500 illustrations, with an invaluable colour section that includes pictures of eye conditions, rashes, histology, and blood diseasesComprehensive index ensures that information can be found quickly and easilyWritten with a world-wide audience in mind and aimed at the practitioners - pediatricians and family medicine doctors - working in the community as well as the hospital setting.
Item type:
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Reference Only Reference Only Sligo University Hospital Sligo University Hospital Sligo University Hospital - Reference Stock Not for Loan 05202
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Foundations for health and practice: Evidence-based child health -- Epidemiology of childhood disease -- developed countries -- Epidemiology of childhood diseases -- Health care delivery in resource limited settings -- Preventive pediatrics -- Child protection -- Accidents, poisoning and SIDS -- Developmental pediatrics -- History, examination, basic investigation and procedures -- Pediatric prescribing -- Ethics -- Section 2: Perinatal/neonatal medicine: Fetal medicine -- The newborn -- Infant feeding -- Section 3: The Specialties: Genetics -- Endocrine gland disorders and disorders of growth and puberty -- Nutrition -- Fluid, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances -- Disorders of the urinary system -- Disorders of the alimentary tract and liver -- Respiratory disorders -- Cardiovascular disease -- Neurology -- Disorders of the blood and bone marrow -- Oncology -- Gynecological diseases -- Inborn errors of metabolism -- Immunodeficiency -- Infections -- Disorders of bones, joints and connective tissue -- Disorders of the skin -- Disorders of the eye -- Disorders of the ear, nose and throat -- Allergic disorders -- Psychiatric disorders in childhood -- Adolescent medicine -- Emergency care -- Surgical pediatrics -- Pain and palliative care -- Section 4: Appendices and index: Appendix.

Description based on print version record.

This title is a complete, evidence-based reference of general pediatrics written by 150 experts from all over the world. The contents cover children's health needs and problems in the developing as well as the developed world, with an emphasis on prevention as well as treatment. It is the ideal international reference source for pediatricians and family doctors throughout the world. The text is readable, clear and informative, with information firmly grounded in the latest clinical evidence and trialsStrong evidence base to text - as shown in the comprehensiveness of the references at the end of each chapter - these sections are unmatched by any other bookEditorial team of 4 editors (one new for this edition) work together as a team to ensure that the information is consistent in quality, style and level Over 500 illustrations, with an invaluable colour section that includes pictures of eye conditions, rashes, histology, and blood diseasesComprehensive index ensures that information can be found quickly and easilyWritten with a world-wide audience in mind and aimed at the practitioners - pediatricians and family medicine doctors - working in the community as well as the hospital setting.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.