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UNINA9910823153303321 |
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Titolo |
Human growth and development / / [edited by] Noel Cameron ; with 20 contributing authors |
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San Diego, Calif., : Academic Press, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-31140-5 |
9786611311407 |
0-08-053420-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (457 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human growth |
Developmental psychology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Human Growth and Development; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1. Human Growth Curve, Canalization, and Catch-Up Growth; Chapter 2. Growth In Infancy and Childhood: A Pediatric Approach; Chapter 3. Adolescence: Somatic Growth and Sex Differences; Chapter 4. Puberty; Chapter 5. Endocrinology of Growth; Chapter 6. The Genetic Epidemiology of Growth and Development; Chapter 7. Nutrition and Growth; Chapter 8. Environmental Effects on Growth; Chapter 9. Social and Economic Influences on Growth and Secular Trends; Chapter 10. Endocrine Disorders of Growth |
Chapter 11. Genetically Determined Growth DisordersChapter 12. Saltation and Stasis; Chapter 13. Body Composition During Growth and Development; Chapter 14. The Evolution of Human Growth; Chapter 15. Exercise and Growth: Physical Activity as a Factor in Growth and Maturation; Chapter 16. The Assessment of Human Growth; Chapter 17. Assessment of Maturation; Chapter 18. Growth References and Standards; Annotated References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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