Excellent pocket-sized book providing easy-to-follow advice on history-taking, examination and developmental assessment of infants and children (up to school age). Useful on the hospital ward or in the community and for teaching medical students, nurses, and others who have to examine children.
- Uses a reader-friendly tone, with bulleted lists and drawings to convey information easily.
- Presents separate chapters on the examination of children at birth · six-weeks-old · infants · and toddlers.
Some classifications have changed and this has been updatedNew information on internet teaching and learning sitesA section on diagnostic logicdKey points picked out in a tint or boxVital differences between adult and paeds consultations to be highlighted and drawn to the reader's attentionMade part of the very successful 'Made Easy' series for this edition
"...now in its fourth edition, and rightly so, beacause it is helpful to all working in pediatrics.
All in all a very handy book for the student, the resident or other professional working with children." Joav Merrick, International Journal Adolescent Medical Health, August 2003