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First published in 1984 and now in its sixth edition, Coovadia's Paediatrics and Child Health is a tried and tested best-seller in the field of paediatrics and is a particularly important resource for medical or nursing students, health care professionals and community care practitioners. This comprehensive introduction to paediatrics and child health emphasizes a primary care approach from a southern African perspective to enable practitioners to deal effectively with local health problems. There are chapters devoted to social paediatrics and child health, as well as a comprehensive list of topics dealing with all aspects of childhood disease including oral and dental conditions, and dermatological or specialty surgical
conditions.

First published in 1984 and now in its sixth edition, Coovadia's Paediatrics and Child Health is a tried and tested best-seller in the field of paediatrics and is a particularly important resource for medical or nursing students, health care professionals and community care practitioners. This comprehensive introduction to paediatrics and child health emphasizes a primary care approach from a southern African perspective to enable practitioners to deal effectively with local health problems. There are chapters devoted to social paediatrics and child health, as well as a comprehensive list of topics dealing with all aspects of childhood disease including oral and dental conditions, and dermatological or specialty surgical
conditions.

Preface
List of contributors
Part 1 Evaluation, growth, and development
1History taking, physical examination, and evaluation of the sick child
2Growth and development
3Medical genetics and birth defects
Part 2 Psychosocial and community paediatrics
4Community paediatrics, child health and survival
5Social paediatrics
6Developmental, psychological and behavioural disorders
Part 3 Neonatal paediatrics
7Care of the newborn
8Surgical conditions of the newborn
9Feeding of infants and young children
Part 4 Metabolic and nutritional disorders
10Metabolic disorders
11Poisoning
12Rickets and metabolic bone disorders
13Nutritional disorders
Part 5 Infections
14Principles of infections in children
15Systemic infections
16Parasitic and fungal diseases
17Tuberculosis
18Human Immuno-deficiency Virus Infection
Part 6 Disorde rs of regulation and immune control
19Endocrine disorders
20Allergic disorders
21Immune and connective tissue disorders
22Neoplastic disorders
Part 7 System-based disorders
23Disorders of the blood
24Gastrointestinal disorders
25Respiratory tract disorders
26Neurological and muscular disorders
27Renal and urinary tract disorders
28Cardiovascular disorders
29Hepatic disorders
Part 8 Specialty disorders
30Paediatric surgical disorders
31Orthopaedic disorders
32Skin disorders
33Disorders of the eye
34Disorders of ear, nose and throat
35Oral and dental disorders
Part 8 Procedures
36Procedures
Bibliography
Index
  • Coovadia's Paediatrics & Child Health 6e (OP)



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