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Human growth and development / [edited by] Noel Cameron ; with 20 contributing authors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human growth.
- Developmental psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (457 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Human Growth and Development pulls together information from leading experts in a variety of fields to create a one-volume resource on the human growth stages, environmental effects, and the research methods scientists should use. This text promises to be a great course-planning guide for instructors in various medical and scientific fields in addition to a thorough reference for further research.* Both biological and bio-medical approaches to human development.* Chapters on research methods of growth data collection.* Annotated reference lists for every chapter. * T
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Human Growth and Development; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1. Human Growth Curve, Canalization, and Catch-Up Growth; Chapter 2. Growth In Infancy and Childhood: A Pediatric Approach; Chapter 3. Adolescence: Somatic Growth and Sex Differences; Chapter 4. Puberty; Chapter 5. Endocrinology of Growth; Chapter 6. The Genetic Epidemiology of Growth and Development; Chapter 7. Nutrition and Growth; Chapter 8. Environmental Effects on Growth; Chapter 9. Social and Economic Influences on Growth and Secular Trends; Chapter 10. Endocrine Disorders of Growth
- Chapter 11. Genetically Determined Growth DisordersChapter 12. Saltation and Stasis; Chapter 13. Body Composition During Growth and Development; Chapter 14. The Evolution of Human Growth; Chapter 15. Exercise and Growth: Physical Activity as a Factor in Growth and Maturation; Chapter 16. The Assessment of Human Growth; Chapter 17. Assessment of Maturation; Chapter 18. Growth References and Standards; Annotated References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-31140-5
- 9786611311407
- 0-08-053420-1
- OCLC:
- 476160675
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