Health issues in indigenous children
Subtitle: an evidence-based approach for the general pediatrician
By: guest editors, Anne B. Chang, Rosalyn Singleton
Series: Pediatric clinics of North America -- v. 56, no. 6; Pediatric clinics of North America -- v. 56, no. 6.
Publisher: W.B. Saunders
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1591
ISBN-13: 9781437712582
Subjects: Health and hygiene; Pediatrics; Indigenes Volk; Gesundheit; Kind; Indigenous children; Indigenous Health Services; Services for; Evidence-Based Medicine
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An overall approach to health care for indigenous peoples / Malcolm King; title: Indigenous newborn care / Susan M. Sayers; title: Vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination policy for indigenous populations / Robert I. Menzies and Rosalyn J. Singleton; title: Undernutrition and obesity in indigenous children: epidemiology, prevention, and treatment / Alan R. Ruben; title: Lower respiratory tract infections / Anne B. Chang [and others]; title: Chronic respiratory symptoms and diseases among indigenous children / Gregory J. Redding and Catherine A. Byrnes; title: Acute and persistent diarrhea / Keith Grimwood and David A. Forbes; title: Glomerulonephritis and managing the risks of chronic renal disease / Gurmeet R. Singh; title: Acute and chronic otitis media / Peter S. Morris and Amanda J. Leach; title: Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in indigenous populations / Andrew C. Steer and Jonathan R. Carapetis; title: Skin disorders, including pyoderma, scabies, and tinea infections / Ross M. Andrews [and others]; title: Clinical management of type 2 diabetes in indigenous youth / Elizabeth A.C. Sellers, Kelly Moore, and Heather J. Dean; title: Behavioral and mental health challenges for indigenous youth / Michael Storck [and others]; title: Oral health of indigenous children and the influence of early childhood caries on childhood health and well-being / Robert J. Schroth, Rosamund L. Harrison, and Michael E.K. Moffatt; title: Early child development and developmental delay in indigenous communities / Matthew M. Cappiello and Sheila Gahagan; title: Injuries and injury prevention among indigenous children and young people / Lawrence R. Berger, L.J. David Wallace, and Nancy M. Bill; title: History, law, and policy as a foundation for health care delivery for American indian and Alaska native children/ Judith Thierry [and others]; title: History, law, policy as a foundation for health care delivery for Australian indigenous children / Ngiare Brown.