This book, now in it's twelfth edition, is a handbook that fits into the pocket and is intended for daily use in childrens' wards, outpatients and casualty departments. This new edition has rewritten chapters on nutrition, fluids, electrolytes and parenteral nutrition and resuscitation. The chapter on development has been modified to include the interpretation of hearing tests. The book is aimed chiefly at junior doctors and paediatricians. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.