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Pantell, Robert H.

Taking care of your child : a parent's guide to medical care / Robert H. Pantell, James F. Fries & Donald M. Vickery. - Revised edition. - Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1984. - 444 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents;

Part I: Parent skills
1. A child is coming
2. The big event
3. Your first concerns
4. Growth and development
5. Personality and behavior
6. Today's family
7. School days
8. The medical encounter
9. Staying healthy
10. The home pharmacy

Part II: The child and the common complaint
A. Interpretation of childhood complaints
B. Emergencies
C. Common injuries
D. Poisons
E. Fever
F. Allergies
G. The ears, nose and throat
H. Common skin problems
I. Childhood diseases
J. Bones, muscles and joints
K. Common concerns
L. Chest pains, shortness of breath and palpitations
M. Eye problems
N. The digestive tract
O. The urinary tract
P. The genitals
Q. Contraception

Part III: Family records



Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN: 0201082780 (pbk.)

LCCN: 84012435

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Children--Health and hygiene.
Children--Diseases.
Families--Health and hygiene.

Dewey Class. No.: 618.920024 / PAN