Handbook of Pediatrics [antikvár]

In the Eleventh Edition of this Handbook the authors have again made extensive revisions and additions, but the format and objec- tives have remained the same: to present to the practicing physi- cian and medical student a concise and readily available digest of the material necessary for the diagnosis and management of pediat- ric disorders. We continue to stress the clinical aspects of the subjects covered - established concepts of pediatric diagnosis and treatment over the purely theoretical or experimental - but have included pertinent summaries of physiologic principles and recent advances as they apply to our knowledge of the various conditions that are discussed. This Handbook is not intended to be used as a substitute for the more complete pediatric texts and reference works but as a supple- ment to them; however, recent advances have been included wher- ever they have seemed to the authors to deserve inclusion in a hand- book of this type. Because of the limitations of space, certain aspects of pediat- rics have been severely condensed or omitted entirely. For the same reason, no attempt has been made to give complete source references. The authors realize that the concise format used tends toward oversimplification and dogmatism, but it was thought neces- sary to use this technic throughout most of the book for the sake of clarity and brevity. We have been extremely pleased with the continued success this Handbook has enjoyed among medical students, members of house staffs, practicing physicians, and our colleagues in the Pediatrics Departments at medical schools both here and abroad. Spanish, Greek, Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Dutch, and Portuguese editions have been published, and Japanese and Turkish editions are now in preparation. The authors wish to reaffirm their gratitude to all those who assisted in the preparation of the first ten editions of the Handbook. During the preparation of this edition we resubmitted many chapters to our colleagues for comment and criticism. Our thanks go to the following physicians for their generous contributions of time and talent: Charles August, Frederic W. Bruhn, Reuben Dubois, Donald Ferlic, William Frankenburg, Stephen Goodman, Ronald Gotlin, Charlene Holton, John Lilly, Rowle Mcintosh, Frank Morriss, Gerhard Nellhaus, Donough O'Brien, David Pearlman, Arthur Robinson, Barry Rumack, Barton Schmitt, Michael Simmons, Morris Witkin, Robert Wolfe, and many others. We wish also to take this opportunity to thank our readers throughout the world who have contributed useful suggestions.