Clinical Paediatric Dietetics

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Vanessa Shaw, Margaret Lawson
Wiley, Jul 23, 2007 - Medical - 632 pages
This standard work has been comprehensively revised and expanded to meet the needs of the modern practising and student dietitian.

In tune with current trends, a greater emphasis has been placed on public health issues such as the treatment of childhood nutritional disorders in the community, including obesity and faltering growth. The book now also contains a dedicated chapter on the important issue of allergy prevention.

* Edited by leading experts at Great Ormond Street and the Institute of Child Health

* Officially supported by the British Dietetic Association

* Written for dietitians, by dietitians

With worked examples of dietary management given throughout, Clinical Paediatric Dietetics is an indispensable guide for all those involved in the nutritional treatment of children.

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About the author (2007)

Vanessa Shaw is Head of Dietetics at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London.


Dr Margaret Lawson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Child Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Child Health, London.

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