Provides a child-centred approach to the care of the paediatric patient
Includes hands-on advice on common dilemmas in paediatric medicine
A convenient and practical guide to successful evidence-based clinical paediatrics

An exciting new addition to the Oxford Handbook Series, the Oxford Handbook of Paediatrics provides a compact guide to all aspects of acute and chronic paediatrics. The Handbook's team of specialist contributors and editors have successfully condensed many years of clinical experience into a pocket-sized compendium of clinical problems and treatment options. Taking a 'child-centred' approach to the subject, the authors have provided comprehensive coverage of areas such as neonatology, surgery, genetics and congenital malformations and child protection in a user-friendly and succinct style. Sections are also devoted to covering the treatment of children in the community, and the psychological effects of illness on both the child and their family.

With practical advice and space for personalised notes, this handbook will be invaluable to all those involved in the care of the younger patient. A 'must have' resource at all stages of training and in various clinical practice settings.

Readership: Aimed primarily at doctors in training in clinical paediatrics and specialist nurses, the Oxford Handbook of Paediatrics will also prove invaluable to staff in accident and emergency, general practitioners, paediatric surgeons, anaesthetists and child psychiatrists. It will also be of great interest to undergraduates during their paediatric training.

Contents
1. Practising paediatrics
2. Epidemiology, evidence, and practice
3. Clinical assessment
4. Resuscitation
5. Emergency and high dependency care
6. Neonatology
7. Practical procedures
8. Cardiovascular
9. Respiratory medicine
10. Gastroenterology and clinical nutrition
11. Nephrology
12. Endocrinology and diabetes
13. Growth and puberty
14. Neurology
15. Child Development
16. Child and family psychology
17. Haematology
18. Oncology
19. Infectious diseases
20. Bones and joints
21. Adolescent health
22. Dermatology
23. Paediatric surgery
24. Special senses
25. Genetics
26. Inherited metabolic disease
27. Community child health
28. Child protection
29. Pharmacology and therapeutics
30. International health and travel
31. Paediatrics, ethics, and the law
Appendices