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Abstract
Human Growth and Development pulls together information from leading experts in a variety of fields to create a one-volume resource on the human growth stages, environmental effects, and the research methods scientists should use. This text promises to be a great course-planning guide for instructors in various medical and scientific fields in addition to a thorough reference for further research.
* Both biological and bio-medical approaches to human development.
* Chapters on research methods of growth data collection.
* Annotated reference lists for every chapter.
* Tremendous breadth of knowledge within a single source.
"...a conciseness and clarity to the writing..."-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (February 2003)
"Clearly written, a useful text for pediatricians."-JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM (2003)
"... an excellent and detailed overview of the knowledge, theory, and methods in the study of human growth and development."
-AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY (May 2003)
"... written by 21 authors from diverse scholarly, research, and experimental realms... extensive current reference lists of bibliographies for further study." —J.N. Muzio, CUNY Kingsborough Community College for CHOICE (February 2003)