The Harriet Lane Handbook: A Manual for Pediatric House OfficersMichael A. Barone, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Children's Medical and Surgical Center This practical, pocket-sized guide to the pediatric market is presented in a modified outline format with diagnostic guidelines, recommended tests, therapeutics, and dosage schedules. Charts, tables and figures make the information readily accessible. New information is provided on adolescent medicine, blood smear evaluation, outpatient management of illness, pain and sedation, infectious diseases, and immunoprophylaxis. |
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