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Infant and childhood health issues
A guide for doctors providing health services for children
SECOND EDITION 2003
This book provides practical advice about how to deal with the day to day problems that face doctors responsible for the health of children in Papua New Guinea, and is based on the practical experience of the authors and their colleagues. Most of the information is directly relevant to the care of children in other developing countries. The book is complementary to Paediatric Priorities in the Developing World by David Morley, and no attempt has been made to duplicate Morley's discussion of how to organize the delivery of health care in countries such as Papua New Guinea.
The book is not intended to be comprehensive; the management of some conditions is discussed briefly or not at all because it is intended that the reader refer to a standard work such as Stanfield's Diseases of Children in the Subtropics and Tropics, Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics or the Oxford Textbook of Medicine. In some cases, the investigations and management suggested in this book will not be possible at a small hospital; referral might then have to be considered, in consultation with a specialist paediatrician. A number of procedures are described that are only infrequently performed at hospitals, but they are included because, when they are indicated, it is often difficult to find information on how to do them, particularly in children.
The book deals mainly with curative hospital paediatrics. As can be seen from the Introduction (p.1) the authors do not regard curative hospital paediatrics as the only function of doctors working with children in Papua New Guinea. You are strongly urged to read:
- Morley D. Paediatric Priorities in the Developing World, Butterworths (at least up to p.75) and Lancet 2:1012-1014,1976.
- King M. Medical Care in Developing Countries, Oxford University Press (at least the first 13 chapters), Lancet 1:679-681,1972, and
- the Introduction to this book (p.1).
This second edition retains the problem-based format of the first. It has been updated and includes several new sections.
References are by no means exhaustive. Some are to original work, some deal with matters of controversy, some are up to date recommendations, and some are reviews. Doctors are encouraged to become familiar with and to use Medline searches and to use the Internet to keep up with new developments.
Authors:
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FRANK SHANN
Professor and Director of Intensive Care
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Formerly Specialist Medical Officer (Paediatrics)
Goroka Base Hospital, Papua New Guinea -
JOHN BIDDULPH
Formerly Senior Specialist Medical Officer (Paediatrics)
Health Department of Papua New Guinea and
Professor of Child Health
University of Papua New Guinea -
JOHN VINCE
Professor of Child Health
University of Papua New Guinea
Formerly Specialist Medical Officer (Paediatrics)
Health Department of Papua New Guinea
Considerable care has been taken to see that the contents of this work are accurate, but the user is responsible for checking the information carefully. The authors and publisher do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the work, and they make no representation concerning its efficacy or suitability. The authors and publisher will not be responsible for any errors or omissions.
Copyright to all material contained in PAEDIATRICS FOR DOCTORS IN PNG is vested in John Vince and Frank Shann. No material contained in the book may be reproduced by any process, distributed or commercialised without prior written permission from John Vince or Frank Shann. Any permitted reproduction made must acknowledge PAEDIATRICS FOR DOCTORS IN PNG as the source of the reproduced material. Please contact John Vince at if you want to use any material.