Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children Guidelines for the Management of Common Illness...

This pocket book is for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first referral level in developing countries. It presents up-to-date clinical guidelines which are based on a review of the available published evidence by subject experts, for both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals where basic laboratory facilities and essential drugs and inexpensive medicines are available. In some settings, these guidelines can be used in the larger health centres where a small number of sick children can be admitted for inpatient care.World Health Organization Staff is the author of 'Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children Guidelines for the Management of Common Illness...', published 2006 under ISBN 9789241546706 and ISBN 9241546700.