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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development, edited by Stanley J. Ulijaszek, Francis E. Johnston, and Michael A. Preece

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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development, edited by Stanley J. Ulijaszek, Francis E. Johnston, and Michael A. Preece

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 464-487) and index

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index present

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non fiction

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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development

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bibliographyencyclopedias

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36877325

Responsibility statement

edited by Stanley J. Ulijaszek, Francis E. Johnston, and Michael A. Preece

Summary

"A broad treatment of a human trait, which is studied for its value in understanding the human biological condition, and used in health assessments of individuals and populations."--Cover

Table Of Contents

General introduction -- A brief history of the study of human growth -- Part One: measurement and assessment -- Part two: patterns of human growth -- Part three: the genetics of growth -- Part four: fetal growth -- Part five: post-natal growth and maturation -- Part six: behavioural and cognitive development -- Part seven: clinical growth abnormalities -- Part eight: environmental factors influencing birth-weight -- Part nine: the ecology of post-natal growth -- Part ten: between-population differences in human growth -- Part eleven: changing human growth patterns -- Part twelve: the human lifespan -- Part thirteen: the future -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Books about growth and development -- Index

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