Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases - Hardcover

 
9780443065675: Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Synopsis

Authoritative, comprehensive, and practical, this second edition covers the infectious diseases of childhood and is organized by syndrome as well as organism. Written by the premier authorities on the subject, it contains a wealth of pertinent information and has been called the best, most useful textbook in the field today. Clinically and therapeutically-oriented, it includes sections on understanding, controlling, and preventing infectious disease; clinical syndromes and cardinal features; etiologic agents of disease; and lab diagnosis and therapy.

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Review

"Comprehensive...an excellent reference for both the budding and practicing generalist and specialist." - JAMA, review of the previous edition. --Jama

About the Author

is Professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Long is an associate editor of The Journal of Pediatrics, as well as the Red Book Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She has chaired the program committee for annual meetings of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. She sits on research advisory committees for the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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ISBN 10:  0443066655 ISBN 13:  9780443066658
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2004
Hardcover