childhood disease and disorder: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Benjamin Spock and Steven J. Parker, Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care, rev. and updated 7th ed. (1998), provides comprehensive coverage of current medical practices and parental concerns. Comprehensive pediatric texts include Abraham M. Rudolph, Julien I.E. Hoffman, and Susan Axelrod (eds.), Pediatrics, 18th ed. (1987); Richard E. Behrman, Victor C. Vaughan III, and Waldo E. Nelson (eds.), Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 13th ed. (1987); Harry C. Shirkey (ed.), Pediatric Therapy, 6th ed. (1980); Stephen H. Sheldon and Howard B. Levy, Pediatric Differential Diagnosis, 2nd ed. (1985); and Morris Green, Pediatric Diagnosis: Interpretation of Symptoms and Signs in Different Age Periods, 6th ed. (1998). Specific aspects of child care are explored in Tomas Silber (ed.), Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents (1983); Morris Green (ed.), The Psychological Aspects of the Family: The New Pediatrics (1985); and James H. Humphrey (ed.), Stress in Childhood (1984).
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
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Henry Lewis Barnett
Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York. Medical Director, Children's Aid Society, New York City.
- Chester Monroe Edelmann
- S. Roy Meadow
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 01, 2025 | ||
| Link added. | May 06, 2024 | ||
| Invalidated site: WebMD - Childhood Illnesses. | May 01, 2017 | ||
| Added image of a premature baby receiving oxygen. | Feb 08, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Childhood Diseases and Disorders. | Nov 25, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Childhood Illnesses. | Nov 23, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Michigan Health System - YourChild: Development and Behavior Resources - Children with Chronic Condition. | Nov 23, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Childhood Illnesses. | Nov 23, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: KidsHealth - For Parents - Growth Disorder. | Nov 23, 2011 | ||
| Article revised. | Aug 03, 2000 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 21, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |