Includes bibliographical references and index.

The field of pediatrics -- Growth, development and behavior -- Behavioral and psychiatric disorders -- Learning disorders -- Children with special needs -- Nutrition -- Pathophysiology of body fluids and fluid therapy -- Pediatric drug therapy -- The acutely ill child -- Human genetics -- Genetic disorders of metabolism -- The fetus and the neonatal infant -- Adolescent medicine -- Immunology -- Allergic disorders -- Rheumatic diseases of childhood -- Infectious diseases -- The digestive system -- Respiratory system -- The cardiovascular system -- Diseases of the blood -- Cancer and benign tumors -- Nephrology -- Urologic disorders in infants and children -- Gynecologic problems of childhood -- The endocrine system -- The nervous system -- Neuromuscular disorders -- Disorders of the eye -- The ear -- The skin -- Bone and joint disorders -- Environmental health hazards -- Laboratory medicine.