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A pediatrician examines a neonate. Pediatrics ( also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the age of 18. [1]
The AAP was founded in 1930 by 35 pediatricians to serve as an independent forum to address children's health needs. At that time, the idea that children had unique developmental and health needs was new. Practices that are now standard preventive care (i.e. immunization, regular health exams) were only just beginning to change the custom of ...
May 3, 2019 · Pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the health and medical care of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to the age of 18. The word “paediatrics” means “healer of ...
- What Does A Pediatrician do?A paediatrician is a child's physician who provides not only medical care for children who are acutely or chronically ill but also preventive healt...
- Collaboration With Other SpecialistsPaediatrics is a collaborative specialty. Paediatricians need to work closely with other medical specialists and healthcare professionals and subsp...
- How Does Pediatrics Differ from Adult Medicine?Paediatrics is different from adult medicine in more ways than one. The smaller body of an infant or neonate or a child is substantially different...
- Subspecialities in PediatricsSubspecialities in pediatrics include: 1. pediatric cardiology 2. critical care medicine 3. endocrinology 4. gastroenterology 5. hematology 6. neon...
Pediatrics is a monthly peer-reviewed journal that covers the field of pediatrics and related fields. It has a high impact factor, is indexed by major biomedical and scientific indices, and is published by the AAP since 1948.
May 8, 2024 · Pediatrics is the medical specialty dealing with the development and care of children and the diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases. Learn about the history, scope, and challenges of pediatrics from Britannica's editors and contributors.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP has approximately 67,000 members in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and many other countries. Members include pediatricians, pediatric ...
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