Chronic Disorders in Children and Adolescents
The rising number of children and adolescents with chronic conditions comprises one of the most significant challenges in health care today—one that needs to be met with tailored research studies, earlier assessment, age-appropriate prevention efforts, ef
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Mark L. Goldstein · Stephen Morewitz
Chronic Disorders in Children and Adolescents
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Mark L. Goldstein Sheridan Rd., Suite 215 1893 60035 Highland Park Chicago, IL USA [email protected]
Stephen Morewitz Noe Street 695 94114 San Francisco CA, USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4419-9763-0 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-9764-7 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-9764-7 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011930096 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Acknowledgments
Steve would like to thank Mrs. Myra Kalkin Morewitz and Dr. Harry A. Morewitz for their advice and support. He would like to thank Ms. Vandana Ganatra for her research assistance. Mark would like to thank his wife, Lisa, for her support, understanding, encouragement, and love. He would also like to thank his children, Ashley and Jonathan, who provide healthy role models. We would also like to thank Bill Tucker, Public Health Editor at Springer, who has been supportive, as well as thorough and thoughtful.
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Contents
1 Epidemiology, Health Services Utilization, and Costs . . . . . . . Genetic and Chromosomal Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cerebral Palsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autism Spectrum Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADHD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psychiatric/Behavioral and Emotional Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . Eating Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obesity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diabetes Mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juvenile Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juvenile Arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HIV and AIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ca
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