AAP Textbook of Global Child Health
Contributors: Fischer, Philip R.
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Elk Grove Village, Chicago
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 870
ISBN-13: 9781581105247; 9781283835749
Subjects: World health; International cooperation; Child welfare; Child health services; Child; Medical errors -- Prevention; Pediatrics - methods
Description: Developed by more than 40 leading global child health experts, this all-new, first-of-its-kind textbook is a comprehensive reference tool that combines travel medicine, practicing medicine in other countries; and review of diseases endemic in the tropics and resource-limited areas. This textbook begins by presenting foundational information to build understanding of disease, health, medicine, culture, law, and the environment. It provides information for health care practitioners on preparing families traveling with children. Finally, health and illness are discuss.
Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
Table of contents: title: Textbook of Global Child Health; Deepak M. Kamat , MD, PhD, FAAP; Philip R. Fischer, MD, FAAP; Copyright © 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics; Contributors; Reviewers; Table of Contents; Foreword; Section 1; Understanding Principles of Global Child Health; Chapter 1: The Reality of Child Mortality; Chapter 2: Poverty, Politics, War, and Health; Chapter 3: Medical Anthropology; Chapter 4: Cultural Sensitivity, Awareness, and Competency in Pediatric Practice; Chapter 5: International Law and Health; Chapter 6: Maltreatment and Advocacy; Chapter 7: Environmental Hazards; title: Chapter 8: Medical Work in Resource-Limited CountriesChapter 9: Disaster Relief; Section 2; Caring for Pediatric Travelers and Immigrants; Chapter 10: Travel Clinics; Chapter 11: Pretravel Care; Chapter 12: Adolescent TravelersWithout Parents; Chapter 13: Immunization for Travelers; Chapter 14: Traveler's Diarrhea; Chapter 15: Injury Prevention; Chapter 16: Insect Bite Prevention; Chapter 17: The Ill-Returned Traveler; Chapter 18: International Adoption; Chapter 19: Care of Immigrants; Section 3; Practicing Pediatrics in Resource-Limited Countries; Chapter 20: Newborn Care; title: Chapter 21: Promoting Early Child DevelopmentChapter 22: Malnutrition; Chapter 23: Fever; Chapter 24: Gastrointestinal Infections; Chapter 25: Respiratory Conditions; Chapter 26: Dermatology; Chapter 27: Bites and Stings; Chapter 28: HIV and AIDS; Chapter 29: Infection Control; Index; Back Cover