Paediatrics and Child Health

Paediatrics and Child Health is the definitive guide to paediatrics for medical students. This brand new exciting edition has been completely revised for the contemporary curriculum. Paediatrics and Child Health follows a symptoms and problem-based approach. The book focuses on the full development of a child from birth through to adolescence. The authors’ expertise is enhanced by clear explanations and full colour presentation. The book has been designed for easy navigation for both in-depth learning and revision. Major features include: A CD Rom with demonstrations of child examination techniques with handy hints and tips 'Find your way around' mind maps that visualize important conditions and differential diagnoses Summary 'At a Glance' boxes for rapid revision A major self-assessment section to further aid revision High quality photographs and line drawings Paediatrics and Child Health is perfect for medical students, and junior doctors on Foundation Programmes, and will aid General Practitioners, paediatric nurses and MRCPCH examination candidates. Pre-publication reviews «I'd have loved to have discovered this book during my own paediatric rotation and exams! It's got lots of colourful illustrations and is really interesting and easy to read. It's a great text to use both as an introduction to paediatrics, as well as a brilliant revision guide. Definitely recommended to anyone trying to get to grips with the basics of paediatrics!» —Final year student, Oxford University «there is no other undergraduate textbook of Paediatrics available that offers such a concise yet complete exposition of the subject.» —Final year student, Imperial Medical School «the best description and approach I've ever read to the notoriously difficult and problematic topic of paediatric history and examination» —Fourth year student, Southampton Medical School «the content is pared down to cover what students need to know and no more» —PhD student, Barts and QM medical school, London «Almost the perfect paediatrics textbook…this should be a really useful book» —Fifth year student, Oxford University Reviews of Previous Edition «…beautifully presented book… The 'At a Glance' summary presentations are a superb aid to student and registrar learning» —Family Practice «I do not know if there are other paediatric textbooks that could make paediatrics easier to read than this one.» —Medical Student, Sydney University, Australia Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.