The Biology of Child Health

A Reader in Development and Assessment

Sarah Neill (University of Northampton, Northampton), Helen Knowles

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Red Globe Press
22 July 2004

Personal & public health; Paediatric medicine; Paediatric nursing

All health care professionals involved in the care of children, well or sick, need an understanding of the biological processes underpinning child development. This text presents information covering many of the key aspects of the biology of child health from conception to adolescence. Explicit links are made between physiological development and the assessment of the child's health. This important text is a key resource for all students and professionals working in the area.

By: Sarah Neill (University of Northampton Northampton), Helen Knowles
Imprint: Red Globe Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 494g
ISBN: 9780333776360
ISBN 10: 0333776364
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 22 July 2004
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Before Life Begins: Preconceptual Influences on Child Health; S.Langley Evans Inheritance and Child Health; S.Price Central Nervous System Development; L.Bowden & S.Neill The Development of Movement; S.Oldfield The Respiratory System in Infancy and Early Childhood; A.F.Hoo Internal Transport: Blood and Haemostasis; A.Lewandoaska & C.Smith Internal Transport: Heart and Circulation; B.Novak Feeding the Body in Childhood; J.Wilcox Control of Body Fluids in Childhood; A.Kanneh Protecting the Body from Infections during Childhood; E.Purssell Index.

SARAH NEILL is Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing at the University College Northampton. She has a background in a wide range of clinical posts in children's nursing, followed by ten years as a lecturer, primarily for pre- and post-registration children's nurses, where she has specialised in the teaching of biological aspects of child health. HELEN KNOWLES is Coronary Heart Disease Programme Coordinator at Bedford Primary Care Trust, UK. She has a background in nursing and health visiting with a breadth of experience both in practice and higher education, where she was involved in teaching biology to nursing students.