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Child and Adolescent Health

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Infancy: Newborn Complications and Disorders | Infant Disorders | Infant Care | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Childhood: General Children's Health | Children's Health Topics (Index) | Childhood Infectious Diseases | Child Care | Growth and Development | Nutrition | Toilet Training | Weight Management

Adolescence: Puberty | General Adolescent Health | Adolescent Physical Health | Adolescent Mental Health | Adolescent Sexual Health

Parenting: General Parenting | Gay and Lesbian Parenting | Adoption | Foster Care

General Children's Health

(Jump to: Fever | Find a Doctor | Information for Children | In the Hospital | Organizations | Overviews )

Organizations
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
American Pediatric Surgical Association

Find a Doctor for Your Child
Finding a Doctor for Your New Baby:Nemours Foundation
Center for Adolescent Health:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
General Pediatrics:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Find A Doctor:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
AAP Pediatrician Referral Service:American Academy of Pediatrics
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Finder:AACAP
Find a Pediatric Surgeon:American Pediatric Surgical Association

Overviews
Parent Care Topics (Index):Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Medical Problems (in Children) Index:Nemours Foundation
Pediatric Surgical Conditions (Index):Texas Pediatric Surgical Associates
Child and Adolescent Behavioral, Mental, and Development Disorders (Index):AACAP
Children's Health:MedlinePlus

Fever
Fever in Children: When Your Infant or Child Has a Fever:American Academy of Family Physicians
Fever:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Fever in Children:UpToDate Patient Information
Thermometer Basics: Taking Your Child's Temperature:Mayo Clinic

Your Child in the Hospital
Sedating a Child for a Test or Procedure:NIH Clinical Center [PDF]
When Your Child is Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit:MyICUCare.org/Society of Critical Care Medicine
Making Decisions When Your Child is Very Sick:Society of Critical Care Medicine
Going to the Hospital:Nemours Foundation [For Kids]
Let's Talk About Going to the Hospital:netLibrary [For Kids]
Your Child in the Hospital : A Practical Guide for Parents:netLibrary
See also Childhood Cancer, Treatment Issues

Information for Children
Children's Page:MedlinePlus
Kids Health for Kids:Nemours Foundation
Packard Kid's Connection:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Let's Talk About Going to the Doctor:netLibrary
Let's Talk About Going to the Hospital:netLibrary
Let's Talk About When Someone You Love Is in the Hospital:netLibrary

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