Practical paediatric problems in primary care /
General practitioners (GPs) and other members of the Primary Health Care Team (PHCT) play a crucial role in the provision of health care for children. At least 25% of GP consultations are with children, and many of the problems encountered are specific to this population group. However, children do...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007
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| Summary: | General practitioners (GPs) and other members of the Primary Health Care Team (PHCT) play a crucial role in the provision of health care for children. At least 25% of GP consultations are with children, and many of the problems encountered are specific to this population group. However, children do not represent a homogeneous population and several ages of childhood are recognised, each with its unique set of illnesses and problems: the neonate, infant, pre-school child, school agechild and the adolescent. Furthermore, both the childhood population and their illnesses change with time; new ill |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 574 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0191574783 9780191574788 |