Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
- 18th Edition - July 11, 2007
- Latest edition
- Authors: Robert Kliegman, Richard E. Behrman, Hal B. Jenson, Bonita F. Stanton
- Language: English
For nearly three quarters of a century, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics has been the world's most trusted resource for best approaches to pediatric care. Now in full color for easier… Read more
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Description
Description
For nearly three quarters of a century, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics has been the world's most trusted resource for best approaches to pediatric care. Now in full color for easier referencing, this New Edition continues the tradition, incorporating a wealth of exciting updates and changes—ensuring you have access to today's authoritative knowledge to best diagnose and treat every pediatric patient you see. Whether you're treating patients in the office or in the hospital, or preparing for the boards, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th Edition is your comprehensive guide to providing the best possible care.
Key features
Key features
- Get an enhanced focus on general pediatrics with editorial contributions from new editor Dr. Bonita F. Stanton.
- Treat your inpatient and ambulatory patients more effectively with the absolute latest on new topics such as quality improvement and patient care safety • school violence and bullying • preventive measures • vitamin deficiencies • adolescent rape • effect of war on children • and more.
- Improve your therapeutic skills with the newest knowledge on the principles of antibiotic therapy • antiviral therapy • antiparasitic therapy • antimycobacterial therapy • and others.
- Understand the principles of therapy and which drugs and dosages to prescribe for every disease.
- Locate key content more easily and identify clinical conditions quicker thanks to a new full-color design and full-color photographs.
Review quotes
Review quotes
A full time paediatrician will find this an invaluable addition to their collection. There is a superb index and I found it easy to use and almost without fail, I found what I needed quickly. Remember this book is now finely tuned and is in it’s 18th edition and has a fine heritage. It is a fine, modern, dynamic textbook that will serve it’s readership well.
Unividas Review, March 2009
Unividas Review, March 2009
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 18
- Latest edition
- Published: July 11, 2007
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Robert Kliegman
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics - Medical College of Wisconsin Nelson Undiagnosed and Rare Disease Program, USARB
Richard E. Behrman
Affiliations and expertise
Nonprofit Healthcare and Educational, Consultants to Medical Institutions, Santa Barbara, CaliforniaHJ
Hal B. Jenson
Affiliations and expertise
Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Director, Center for Pediatric Research, and Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VABS
Bonita F. Stanton
Affiliations and expertise
Vice-Dean of Research, Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan