Paediatrics and Child Health: A Manual for Health Professionals in Developing Countries Book

	Preface
	List of contributors
1	History-taking, physical examination, and evaluation of the sick child	3
2	Growth and development	21
3	Genetic and congenital disorders	41
4	Community paediatrics and child health	57
5	Social paediatrics	76
6	Psychological, emotional, and behavioural disorders	97
7	Care of the newborn	113
8	Surgical disorders of the newborn	157
9	Feeding and nutrition	175
10	Nutritional disorders	194
11	Rickets and metabolic bone diseases	219
12	Metabolic disorders	232
13	Infections	245
14	Systemic infections	271
15	Organ-specific infections	291
16	Tuberculosis	325
17	Human immunodeficiency virus infection	343
18	Endocrine disorders	359
19	Allergic disorders and asthma	373
20	Connective tissue disorders and vasculitis	387
21	Neoplastic disorders	400
22	Disorders of the blood	415
23	Gastro-intestinal disorders	437
24	Respiratory disorders	458
25	Neurological and muscular disorders	481
26	Renal and urinary tract disorders	525
27	Cardiac disorders	553
28	Hepatic disorders	577
29	Paediatric surgical disorders	595
30	Disorders of the ear, nose, and throat	614
31	Dermatological disorders	628
32	Disorders of the eye	643
33	Orthopaedic disorders	651
34	Oral and dental disorders	660
35	Poisoning	675
36	Procedures	684
	Bibliography	696
	Index	698