Coovadia’s Paediatrics and Child Health 8e

Coovadia’s Paediatrics and Child Health offers a renowned and comprehensive guide to the clinical diagnosis, treatment and management of specific child health conditions and diseases. With an emphasis on primary care, and addressing both theoretical- and applied aspects, the text adopts a problem-based approach that supports the holistic management of children’s health. Presenting a strong focus on the regional context, the text offers extensive discussion of localized issues, conditions and influences, and of the challenges and diseases that are particular to the southern African region. Supporting effective learning and diagnosis, the eighth edition now
includes a colour photographs and images that illustrate clinical conditions, where appropriate.
Features
A full review of scientific information by subject specialists, ensuring that clinical and therapeutic strategies are current and evidence-based.
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the eighth edition includes information and discussion related to this disease, which might guide future disease outbreak responses.
The feature ‘Practice Points’ highlights important points of management strategies to simplify critical clinical decision-making.
All chapters are revised to ensure a clear perspective on relevance and frequency of childhood conditions.
Updated lists of references for further reading.
New contributors to the eighth edition bring a uniquely African perspective to this work.