Kendig's Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children

The sixth edition continues to be the most comprehensive text on pediatric pulmonology available today. Extensively revised and updated, it explores the basic aspects of physiology, lung development and developmental biochemistry as well as the managementof those clinical disorders that affect children. Readers will find answers to almost any question pertaining to childhood lung disorders in the New Edition.
Reviews of the 5th Edition:
"The comprehensive reference in this field...For most practitioners, this is all the reference they will ever need, and more."
--Chest

"The 'bible' of pulmonary textbooks on respiratory disorders in children...Superbly written."
--Mayo Clinic ProceedingsWHAT'S NEW: Presents a new co-editor, Dr. Thomas Boat, an internationally known and respected paediatrician, and 30 new contributors.
Features 7 new chapters, including lung disease in sickle cell disease, non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease, cellular and molecular development of the lung, developmental physiology, and more.Offers a new section on diseases of the pleura.
Organises material into 5 easy-reference sections: general considerations, respiratory disorders of the newborn infant, disorders of the pleura, infections of the respiratory tract, and noninfectious disorders of the respiratory tract.