The Underweight Infant, Child, and Adolescent

• Author(s): Stanley A. Cohen,
• Publisher: Appleton-Century-Crofts
• Pages: 333
• ISBN_10: 0838592805
  ISBN_13: 9780838592809
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Family & Relationships / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers , Medical / Pediatrics ,

Description:... Abstract: This book presents information on the problems of the underweight infant, child, and adolescent in surfeit-fed nations. Underweight is recognized as a symptom and it is argued that there are several possible etiologies for the condition. The etiology will determine the therapeutic and prognostic implications of the condition. Topics include: evaluation and treatment of underweight children; prognosis and adaptive implications of the underweight condition; and, preventive measures to avoid underweight.