Richard E. Behrman

Preface Medical students, residents, and others in training as health care professionals involved in caring for children may be overwhelmed by the quantity of medical knowledge potentially applicable to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders that may affect children during their...

The scope of pediatrics has expanded substantially throughout the years when the 13 editions of Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics have been published. During this time, progress in biomedical science and in technology and clinical care has advanced our understanding of the normal biology of children...