Summary oxford handbook paediatrics

THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR CLINICAL CARE
OF THE YOUNG PATIENT




OXFORD HANDBOOK OF
PAEDIATRICS
EDITED BY Robert Tasker Carlo Acerini
WITH Edward Holloway Asma Shah Peter Lillitos

Provides concise, evidence - based, and child - centred
guidance for varied clinical settings in everyday practice
Thoroughly revised and restructured for quicker
reference of essential clinical information
Includes up -to- date references and key resources
for further information

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Oxford Handbook of
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, OXFORD HANDBOOK OF

Paediatrics
THIRD EDITION


edited by
Robert C. Tasker
Professor of Anaesthesia (Pediatrics),
Harvard Medical School; First Chair of Neurocritical Care,
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston,
USA

Carlo L. Acerini
University Senior Lecturer,
Cambridge University Clinical School,
Cambridge, UK


with
Edward Holloway
Consultant Paediatrician,
Croydon University Hospital, London,
UK

Asma Shah
Consultant Paediatrician, Lead for Shared Care, Paediatric
Oncology,
St Richard’s Hospital, Western Sussex NHS Foundation Trust,
Chichester,
UK

Peter Lillitos
Paediatric Cardiology Registrar,
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK




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