Nowfullyrevisedandupdatedwiththelatestguidelines,thisneweditionoftheOxfordHandbookofPaediatricsisaneasy-to-useandcompactguidetoallaspectsofacuteandchronicpaediatrics.Theteamofspecialistcontributorsandeditorshavesuccessfullycondensedmanyyearsofclinicalexperienceintoapocket-sizedcompendiumofclinicalproblemsandtreatmentoptions.Takingachild-centredapproachtothesubject,thebookprovidescomprehensivecoverageofareassuchasneonatology,surgery,geneticsandcongenitalmalformations,alongwiththetreatmentofchildreninthecommunity,thepsychologicaleffectsofillnessonthechildandfamily,childsafeguarding,andethicalandlegalissues,allinauser-friendlyandsuccinctstyle.Allchaptershavebeenupdatedforthisnewedition,whichnowincludesanewchaptercomprehensivelycoveringallergies,withnewdedicatedchaptersonaudiology,ophthalmology,andrheumatology.Childsafeguardinghasbeenthoroughlyrevisedinlinewithlatestguidance,withanewtopiconmanslaughterbygrossnegligence.Thepracticaladviceandexperiencecontainedwithinthishandbookwillbeinvaluabletoallthoseinvolvedinthecareoftheyoungerpatient.
