The Epidemiology of childhood disorders
This book discusses biological considerations, patterns of occurrence, risk factors and the impact of interventions for each type of disorder. The disorders reviewed include the morbidity of childhood such as infections, birth defects, asthma, and cerebral palsy, and also emotional problems, intentional and non-intentional injuries, and suicide.
eBook, Undefined, 1994
Oxford University Press, New York, 1994
xvii, 531 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
9780195075168, 0195075161
1158716644
Foreword1: I. B. Pless: Concepts, Terms and Methods2: C. Power: The Special Role of Longitudinal StudiesPart I: Perinatal Disorders3: E. Alberman: Low Birthweight and Prematurity4: I. Leck: Structural Birth Defects5: J. Clarke: Genetic DisordersPart II: Infectious Disorders6: C. Peckham and S. Logan: Congenital Infections7: N. Graham: Respiratory Infections8: R. Glass and C. Bern: Gastroenteritis9: E. Mortimer: Communicable DiseasesPart III: Mental and Behavioral Disorders10: S. Richardson and H. Koller: Mental Retardation11: J. Anderson and J. Werry: Emotional and Behavioral12: D. Shaffer and R. Hicks: SuicidePart IV: Injuries and Violence13: F. Rivara: Unintentional Injuries14: K. Christoffel: Intentional Injuries (Homicide and Violence)Part V: Chronic Disorders15: T. Nolan: Asthma16: C. Stiller: Malignancies17: F. Stanley and E. Blair: Cerebral Palsy18: M. Wadsworth: Prediction of Adult Disease