The book consists of sixteen chapters related to child growth and development，principles of diagnosis and treatment for children's diseases， nutrition and nutritional disorders， neonate and neonatal diseases， infectious diseases， rheumatic diseases，pediatric critical care， and other various disorders of nine systems. This book provides the core information required by medical students， in compact and manage able volumes for the 6-9 weeks assigned to pediatrics in the curriculum of most medical colleges. For most of sections， clinical example & discussion is included at the end of the text to emphasize the practical aspects of clinical information. And each section concludes with self-assessment questions， followed by answers. Moreover， the references for each chapter are presented with an emphasis on the materials from the literatures that provide clear evidence for the basis of medical practice in child health.
