"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. It contains: both biological and bio-medical approaches to human development; chapters on research methods of growth data collection; annotated reference lists for every chapter; and tremendous breadth of knowledge within a single source.
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Front Matter. Annotated Refs. The Human Growth Curve, Cannalization and Catch-Up Growth. Infancy and Childhood. Adolescence: Somatic Growth and Sex Differences. Puberty. Endocrinology of Growth. Genetic Control of Human Growth. Nutrition and Growth. Environmental Effects on Growth. Social and Economic Influences on Growth and Secular Trends. Growth Disorders (Endocrine). Growth Disorders (Genetic). Saltation and Stasis. Body Composition Changes During Growth. The Evolution of Human Growth. Exercise and Growth. The Assessment of Human Growth. Assessment of Maturation. Growth references and standards.
