Overview
The face of the child seen by health care providers today is changing. Children at Health Risk provides a unique resource for clinicians and residents to learn of these new health care challenges. Due to increased diversity in the population, international adoptions and immigration, there are now several groups of children in the United States that have access to healthcare with problems different from those of the usual group of children seen on a regular basis by practitioners. These children may have problems or conditions that could be easily corrected even without regular, routine care. The clinician only needs to be aware of these potential problems in specific childhood populations.
The face of the child seen by health care providers today is changing. Children at Health Risk provides a unique resource for clinicians and residents to learn of these new health care challenges. Due to increased diversity in the population, international adoptions and immigration, there are now several groups of children in the United States that have access to healthcare with problems different from those of the usual group of children seen on a regular basis by practitioners. These children may have problems or conditions that could be easily corrected even without regular, routine care. The clinician only needs to be aware of these potential problems in specific childhood populations.
Editorials
Reviewer: Jadranka Popovic, MD(Children's Mercy Hospital)
Description: This book details health risks in the at-risk pediatric patient population.
Purpose: As stated by the author, the book was written with the purpose of assisting readers in the evaluation of specific health problems in this patient population. This includes children of migrant workers, international adoptees, homeless children and youth, children of the inner city, premature infants, teen parents and their offspring, and children of the affluent. The objective is to provide a guide to recognition, understanding, and diagnosis of the medical problems of this select pediatric patient population in an easy-to-use and readable format.
Audience: This book is written for medical students, house officers, clinicians, social workers, psychologists, and other related professionals.
Features: Each of the book's seven chapters is divided into subheadings covering most common clinical problems in children at health risk. Each chapter is preceded with a case presentation. Chapters are easy to read and follow and are clear in content.
Assessment: This is the first edition of this book and, hopefully, it will be well received. The writing is first class, clear, and to the point. The author has provided the pediatric community with the worthwhile contribution to the field.
3 Stars from Doody