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31. Adolescent Rheumatology

    Edited by Janet E. McDonagh, Patience H. White

    Adolescent Rheumatology is the first single-source text that focuses on how adolescent-specific aspects impact rheumatic conditions and cross references disease-specific information from general rheumatology textbooks. Using a generic, developmental approach to make this book unique, the evidence...

    Published March 13th 2008 by CRC Press
32. Sleep in Children and Sleep and Breathing in Children, Second Edition

    Two Volume Set

    Edited by Carole Marcus, Gerald M. Loughlin

    Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. There are profound changes in sleep and circadian rhythm during growth and maturation....

    Published February 20th 2008 by CRC Press
33. Sleep in Children

    Developmental Changes in Sleep Patterns, Second Edition

    Edited by Carole Marcus, John L. Carroll, David Donnelly, Gerald M. Loughlin

    Series: Lung Biology in Health and Disease

    Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. There are profound changes in sleep and circadian rhythm during growth and maturation....

    Published February 18th 2008 by CRC Press
34. Sleep and Breathing in Children

    Developmental Changes in Breathing During Sleep, Second Edition

    Edited by Carole Marcus, John M. Carroll, David Donnelly, Gerald M. Loughlin

    Series: Lung Biology in Health and Disease

    Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. This volume is devoted to breathing during sleep, its changes with development (from the...

    Published February 18th 2008 by CRC Press
35. Epidemiology of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes

    Edited by Dana Dabelea, Georgeanna J. Klingensmith

    As the incidence of childhood obesity continues to dramatically increase, the emergence of type 2 and the increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes in young people demonstrate that childhood diabetes, like adult onset diabetes, is a complex and heterogeneous condition presenting new obstacles to the...

    Published February 7th 2008 by CRC Press
36. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    Concepts, Controversies, New Directions

    Edited by Keith McBurnett, Linda Pfiffner

    Series: Medical Psychiatry Series

    Compiling the expertise and research of many of the most widely-cited opinion leaders in the field, this reference spans the etiology, assessment, and management of ADHD and covers all the essential data required to care for patients with this disorder including clinical definitions, psychosocial...

    Published November 27th 2007 by CRC Press
37. The Child in Mind

    A Child Protection Handbook, 3rd Edition

    By Judy Barker, Deborah Hodes

    All public sector workers in contact with children and families, both in health care and allied services, need access to clearly written information about what to do if they are concerned about the safety and welfare of a child. Ensuring the safety of children who are at risk of harm is not an easy...

    Published November 7th 2007 by Routledge
38. Anaerobic Infections

    Diagnosis and Management

    By Itzhak Brook

    Series: Infectious Disease and Therapy

    With new infectious agents, antibiotics, and instances of antimicrobial resistance constantly on the horizon, this field is an ever growing discipline that requires constant vigilance. This book responds to burgeoning growth in the field and provides a comprehensive and expert armamentarium of...

    Published September 25th 2007 by CRC Press
39. Clinical Handbook of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Third Edition

    By Russell W. Steele

    In the care of pediatric patients, infectious diseases comprise over 50% of the clinical diagnoses. For this reason, it is essential to have a basic understanding of infectious processes and to keep abreast of new developments in the field. This reference stands as a convenient and time-saving...

    Published August 21st 2007 by CRC Press
40. Children, Obesity and Exercise

    Prevention, Treatment and Management of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity

    Edited by Andrew P. Hills, Neil A. King, Nuala M. Byrne

    Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

    Throughout the developed world there is an increasing prevalence of childhood obesity. Because of this increase, and awareness of the risks to long term health that childhood obesity presents, the phenomena is now described by many as a global epidemic. Children, Obesity and...

    Published July 2nd 2007 by Routledge