Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding: Assessment and Management - Softcover

Arvedson, Joan C.; Brodsky, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156593069X ISBN 13: 9781565930698

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1992

Synopsis

Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding: Assessment and Management focuses on an area of utmost concern in many young infants and young children with disabilities. The editors/authors, Drs. Arvedson and Brodsky, cogently organize and present a comprehensive, interdiscriplinary text on this critical area in health care. By providing a wealth of practical information against the backdrop of a management team, this books goes beyond merely stating that interdisciplinary teams are important. It is one of those rare books that accomplishes a host of purposes and will prove an invaluable resource to personnel from many disciplines.

About this title

About the Author:

The Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Review:

"Excellent reference text for those interested in better understanding the multidimensional nature of feeding problems in children...a wonderful resource of well-referenced information available for the individual feeding specialst." - Dysphagia

"(O)ffers a broad range of strategies for evaluation and treatment and reinforces the value of the team approach for the management of this multifaceted pediatric problem." - Journal of the American Dietetic Association

"The chapters are comprehensive in terms of diagnoses covered and specific eating problems addressed, as well as state-of-the-art methodology and technology described." - Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 156593069X
• ISBN 13: 9781565930698
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 486