PREFERRED TERM
1479Paediatrics
BROADER CONCEPT
RELATED CONCEPTS
ENTRY TERMS
- Pediatrics
SCOPE NOTE
- Paediatrics is the specialty of medical science concerned with the physical, mental, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Paediatric care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. It is a discipline that deals with biological, social, and environmental influences on the developing child and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on its development.
SOURCE
- Rimsza, Hotaling, Keown, Marcin, & Moskowitz 2015, April 4
CONTRIBUTOR
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
CREATOR
- Iakovidou Athena (AA)
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Παιδιατρική
Greek
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/1479
