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The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

The Gale encyclopedia of children's health : infancy through adolescence / Kristine Krapp and Jeffrey Wilson, editors.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-7876-9241-7 (set hardcover : alk. paper) –
ISBN 0-7876-9427-4 (v. 1) – ISBN 0-7876-9428-2 (v. 2) –
ISBN 0-7876-9429-0 (v. 3) – ISBN 0-7876-9430-4 (v. 4)

1. Children–Health and hygiene–Encyclopedias.>br/> 2. Children–Diseases–Encyclopedias. 3. Pediatrics–
Encyclopedias. [DNLM: 1. Pediatrics–
Encyclopedias–English. 2. Pediatrics–Popular Works. 3. Child
Welfare–Encyclopedias–English. 4. Child Welfare–
Popular Works. 5. Infant Welfare–Encyclopedias–English.
6. Infant Welfare–Popular Works. WS 13 G1515 2005]

I. Title: Encyclopedia of children's health. II. Krapp, Kristine M. III. Wilson, Jeffrey, 1971-IV. Gale Group.

RJ26.G35 2005

618.92'0003–dc22

2005003478

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