The "Oxford Handbook of Pediatrics" is an easy-to-use guide for all areas of Pediatrics. Fully revised and updated with the latest guidelines, this guide provides comprehensive, evidence-based, child-focused guidance for a variety of clinical situations in daily practice, suitable for use in the clinic or in the hospital ward at the time the child is examined.
It belongs to the group of academic publications from Oxford and uses a well-tested format in presenting the content. Each chapter has the same format, with 5 to 40 sections followed by bullet points. Its 30 chapters cover areas such as epidemiology, indications, and practice, as well as more traditional topics such as nephrology and neurology, concluding with international and travel medicine and pediatrics, ethics, and law.
Specifically, it includes themes such as neonatology, surgery, genetics, congenital disorders, child protection from abuse, etc. The remaining sections are dedicated to treating children in the community and the psychological impacts of illness on both the child and their family. Both the points and symptoms of diseases, along with any special manifestations, are covered.
All topics consist of text ranging from 1 to 2 pages, accompanied by tables. Doses of important medications are included in the text or in the tables, and images are also present.
• Fani Ladomenou is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Ioannina. • Manolis Galanakis is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Crete.
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