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Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents (from newborn to age 18-21). The word pediatrics is derived from two Greek words paidi (παιδί) which means "boy" and iatros (ιατρός) which means "doctor". Most pediatricians are members of a national body, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Canadian Paediatric Society, the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, the Royal College O ...
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Children's Health Organizations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Cancer Institute http://www.nci.nih.gov/
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
- National Center for Health Statistics
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Dept. of Health and Human Services
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Food and Drug Administration
- Environmental Protection Agency
- American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org/
- National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
- American Board of Pediatrics http://www.abp.org/
- American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org/
- Maternal and Child Health Bureau
- Federal Interagency forum on Child and Family Statistics http://www.childstats.gov/
- UNICEF
- Children's Health Environmental Coalition
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Children's Health Protection
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
Resources
- 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Administering an Acupressure Treatment (HealthWorld)
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