This definitive text on respiratory disease in children has been completely updated and revised for the 6th Edition. Seven new chapters have been added, as has a new section on disorders of the pleura. Provides the most authoritative and comprehensive coverage available of basic science and clinical problems related to pediatric lung disease.WHAT'S NEW: Presents a new co-editor, Dr. Thomas Boat, an internationally known and respected paediatrician, and 30 new contributors.Features 7 new chapters, including lung disease in sickle cell disease, non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease, cellular and molecular development of the lung, developmental physiology, and more.Offers a new section on diseases of the pleura.Organises material into 5 easy-reference sections: general considerations, respiratory disorders of the newborn infant, disorders of the pleura, infections of the respiratory tract, and noninfectious disorders of the respiratory tract.
Victor Chernick Bücher
