Human Growth and Development
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Table of contents
- Contentsvii
- Contributorsxi
- Introductionxiii
- Chapter 1. Human Growth Curve, Canalization, and Catch-Up Growth1
- Chapter 2. Growth In Infancy and Childhood: A Pediatric Approach21
- Chapter 3. Adolescence: Somatic Growth and Sex Differences45
- Chapter 4. Puberty65
- Chapter 5. Endocrinology of Growth85
- Chapter 6. The Genetic Epidemiology of Growth and Development103
- Chapter 7. Nutrition and Growth139
- Chapter 8. Environmental Effects on Growth165
- Chapter 9. Social and Economic Influences on Growth and Secular Trends197
- Chapter 10. Endocrine Disorders of Growth213
- Chapter 11. Genetically Determined Growth Disorders237
- Chapter 12. Saltation and Stasis253
- Chapter 13. Body Composition During Growth and Development271
- Chapter 14. The Evolution of Human Growth295
- Chapter 15. Exercise and Growth: Physical Activity as a Factor in Growth and Maturation321
- Chapter 16. The Assessment of Human Growth349
- Chapter 17. Assessment of Maturation363
- Chapter 18. Growth References and Standards383
- Annotated References415
- Index419
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.
* Tremendous breadth of knowledge within a single source.
* Both biological and bio-medical approaches to human development.
* Chapters on research methods of growth data collection.
* Annotated reference lists for every chapter.
* Tremendous breadth of knowledge within a single source.