Publisher's Synopsis
Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatrics is a comprehensive guide to paediatrics. The textbook is comprised of three volumes, split into ten parts with over 600 chapters, and contributions from over 50 section editors and 725 authors, covering all paediatric disorders, descriptions of diseases and their management.
- The first volume covers general paediatrics and neonatology, beginning with a general introduction, and basic sciences as applied to paediatrics. Also covered are intensive care and emergencies, the newborn, childhood and adolescence.
- The second volume covers infections and systemic diseases, featuring a range of infections from bacterial, to viral and fungal, and systemic disorders including gastrointestinal, respiratory and cardiovascular.
- The third volume covers systemic disorders further, including neurological, eye and skin disorders. This volume also covers social paediatrics including sections on vulnerable children and community paediatrics.
Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatrics includes nearly 1500 images and illustrations in full colour, incorporating information on modern imaging techniques for neurological disorders in children. The textbook also includes appendices for laboratory values and drug doses. This is an ideal resource for postgraduate students to gain a firm grounding in, and retain and improve their knowledge of all areas of paediatric medicine.
Key Points
- Thoroughly comprehensive, three volume guide to paediatrics
- Over 50 section editors and 725 contributing authors
- 1479 full colour images and illustrations
