This is the tenth edition of a classic work on child development by Ronald Illingworth (1909-1990), the renowned English paediatrician who was Professor of Child Health at the University of Sheffield. This book was first published in 1960, and Professor Illingworth revised it frequently. It was translated into several languages and is used throughout the world. Since the publication of the ninth edition of this book in 1987, a sea of changes has happened in the discipline of child development. To bridge this gap Dr. MKC Nair and Dr. Paul Russell have supported Professor Illingworth's extraordinary observations with contemporary evidence whenever available. In addition, they have included the current normative values in child development as well as cultural and societal influences on a developing child.

This is the tenth edition of a classic work on child development by Ronald Illingworth (1909-1990), the renowned English paediatrician who was Professor of Child Health at the University of Sheffield. This book was first published in 1960, and Professor Illingworth revised it frequently. It was translated into several languages and is used throughout the world. Since the publication of the ninth edition of this book in 1987, a sea of changes has happened in the discipline of child development. To bridge this gap Dr. MKC Nair and Dr. Paul Russell have supported Professor Illingworth's extraordinary observations with contemporary evidence whenever available--Publisher.

SECTION 1 BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHILD CARE SECTION 2 CARE OF THE NEWBORN SECTION 3 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SECTION 4 NUTRITION SECTION 5 IMMUNITY, IMMUNIZATION AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES SECTION 6 DISEASES OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SECTION 7 DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM SECTION 8 DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM SECTION 9 DISEASES OF GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM AND LIVER SECTION 10 DISEASES OF KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT SECTION 11 DISEASES OF BLOOD SECTION 12 PEDIATRIC MALIGNANCIES SECTION 13 ENDOCRINOLOGY SECTION 14 GENETICS SECTION 15 ADOLESCENT HEALTH SECTION 16 RHEUMATOLOGY SECTION 17 INTENSIVE CARE AND EMERGENCIES SECTION 18 PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTIES SECTION 19 COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS SECTION 20 PEDIATRIC PROCEDURES SECTION 21 PEDIATRIC THERAPEUTICS Appendix Index

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