Doctor Babita Jyoti; Doctor Rebecca Saunders
This book draws together a collection of current review articles published in the British Medical Journal on clinically important
Paediatric topics. Among the many topics covered in this volume dealing with issues relating to the clinical care of
children are contributions on managing common breastfeeding problems in the community, the diagnosis of autism in
childhood, issues relating to obesity in children including epidemiology, measurement, risk factors, screening and its
prevention and management, identifying brain tumours in children and young adults and the use and misuse of drugs and
alcohol in adolescence. These along with a range of other relevant and difficult issues in paediatric care are covered.