Effective counseling begins with the recognition that society often blames the patient (or parent); addressing obesity requires sensitivity. Avoid the stigmatizing terms “fat” or “obese.” Approach the topic with nonthreatening statements, often in the form of questions. Rephrase, “Your child is...
Public Health Interventions Research Group, Kirby Institute, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia Adam W. Bartlett Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia Phoebe C. M. Williams Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn...
Currently, it is clear that primary hypertension begins in childhood and that it contributes to the early development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Hype
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Merabet added that every eye care provider has probably seen a child with CVI at some point and may not even realize it. “A patient who presents with normal visual acuity and healthy-looking eyes yet reports all these complex visual issues—like they can’t cross the street safely ...
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During middle childhood, the social interactions of a child extend from the family to the neighborhood context and this extension increases opportunity to learn cultural rules and behaviors, such as caring for siblings, carrying wood, participating in food production, and going to school (Weisner et...
It has been clearly established that child bone has a different mechanical behavior from adult bone but, despite some recent studies on the subject, the characterization of juvenile bone remains poorly documented. The issue of the present work is to gain insight into the compositional and mechanical...
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