Textbook of Adolescent Health Care

Textbook of Adolescent Health Care

  • Author: Fisher, Martin M.; Elizabeth, Alderman; Kreipe, Richard; Rosenfeld, Walter D.
  • Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
  • ISBN: 9781581102697
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781581105650
  • Place of publication:  Illinois , United States
  • Year of publication: 2011
  • Year of digital publication: 2011
  • Month: March
  • Pages: 1500
  • Language: English
Nearly 200 chapters cover physical growth and development...examination and laboratory screening...sexual development...puberty...obesity...sleep disorders...adolescent dermatology and much more.
  • Cover Page
  • Editor in Chief: Martin M. Fisher, MD, FAAP
  • Coeditors: Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, FAAP / Richard E. Kreipe, MD, FAAP / Walter D. Rosenfeld, MD, FAAP
  • Copyright 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Dedication
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • Table of Contents
  • Part 1: Foundations of Adolescent Health
  • SECTION 1
  • Adolescence
  • Chapter 1: History of Adolescent Medicine and Health Care
  • Chapter 2: Epidemiology of Morbidities and Mortalities in Adolescents
  • Chapter 3: International Adolescent Health
  • SECTION 2
  • Growth and Development
  • Chapter 4: Normal Pubertal Physical Growth and Development
  • Chapter 5: Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Changes
  • Chapter 6: Adolescent Psychosocial Development and Behavior
  • Chapter 7: Adolescent Sexual Development
  • SECTION 3
  • Approach to the Patient and Family
  • Chapter 8: Medical History
  • Chapter 9: Physical Examination and Laboratory Screening
  • Chapter 10: The Approach to Symptoms in the Adolescent Patient
  • Chapter 11: Legal and Ethical Issues in Adolescent Health Care
  • Chapter 12: Adherence Issues
  • SECTION 4
  • Health Supervision and Preventive Care
  • Chapter 13: Screening in Adolescent Health Care
  • Chapter 14: Immunizations
  • Chapter 15: Anticipatory Guidance
  • Chapter 16: Adolescent Nutrition and Physical Activity

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