Textbook of global child health

Textbook of global child health / Deepak M. Kamat [and] Philip R. Fischer.

"Even with great strides in the battle worldwide against several childhood diseases, the fact is that children across the globe continue to struggle with life-threatening illnesses, with more than 7 million preschool-aged children dying every year. To be effective globally, pediatric health car...

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Corporate Author: American Academy of Pediatrics
Other Authors: Kamat, Deepak M. (Editor), Fischer, Philip R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Elk Grove Village, IL] : American Academy of Pediatrics, [2016]
Edition:2nd edition.
Subjects:
Child health services.
World health.
International cooperation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
MEDICAL > Pediatrics.
MEDICAL > Education & Training.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
World health
International cooperation
Child health services
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Table of Contents:
  • Reality of child mortality
  • Culture, economics, politics, and war: The foundation of global child health
  • Medical anthropology
  • Cultural humility in pediatric practice
  • International law and health
  • Maltreatment and advocacy
  • Environmental hazards
  • Medical work in resource-limited countries
  • Natural disasters
  • Travel clinics
  • Pretravel care
  • Adolescent travelers without parents
  • Immunization for travelers
  • Traveler's diarrhea
  • Pediatric travel injuries: risk, prevention, and management
  • Insect bite prevention
  • Ill-returned traveler
  • International adoption
  • Care of immigrants
  • Newborn care
  • Promoting early child development
  • Malnutrition
  • Common infections
  • Gastrointestinal infections
  • Respiratory conditions
  • Dermatology
  • Bites and stings
  • HIV and AIDS
  • Infection control
  • Pediatric cardiology
  • Neurologic disorders in children
  • Nephrology
  • Emergency medicine and critical care
  • Pediatric hematology/oncology.

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