Textbook of global child health / Deepak M. Kamat [and] Philip R. Fischer.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reality of child mortality -- Culture, economics, politics, and war: The foundation of global child health -- Medical anthropology -- Cultural humility in pediatric practice -- International law and health -- Maltreatment and advocacy -- Environmental hazards -- Medical work in resource-limited countries -- Natural disasters -- Travel clinics -- Pretravel care -- Adolescent travelers without parents -- Immunization for travelers -- Traveler's diarrhea -- Pediatric travel injuries: risk, prevention, and management -- Insect bite prevention -- Ill-returned traveler -- International adoption -- Care of immigrants -- Newborn care -- Promoting early child development -- Malnutrition -- Common infections -- Gastrointestinal infections -- Respiratory conditions -- Dermatology -- Bites and stings -- HIV and AIDS -- Infection control -- Pediatric cardiology -- Neurologic disorders in children -- Nephrology -- Emergency medicine and critical care -- Pediatric hematology/oncology.

"Even with great strides in the battle worldwide against several childhood diseases, the fact is that children across the globe continue to struggle with life-threatening illnesses, with more than 7 million preschool-aged children dying every year. To be effective globally, pediatric health care providers must gain knowledge and skills necessary to serve across cultural and national boundaries. The new 2nd edition of this award-winning textbook is designed to help meet this need by understanding principles of global child health; caring for pediatric travelers and immigrants; and practicing pediatrics in resource-limited countries."--The publisher.

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