Provides all of the guidance needed to perform age-specific assessments and screenings of school-age children and adolescents. Begins with a review of basic assessment techniques, then focuses on the specific techniques, assessment strategies, and advanced procedures for each body system and age group. Special sections address behavioral and nutritional assessments, as well as meeting the needs of special populations. 320 pages.

• Presents the knowledge and clinical skills to assess children from preschool through adolescence, including special populations.
• Provides a review of basic assessment techniques.
• Approaches well child assessment and health promotion by both body systems and specific age groups.
• Presents techniques for assessing normal and abnormal findings.
• Offers a behavioral assessment that focuses on the early warning signs of violence, suicide, and deteriorating mental conditions as well as a nutritional assessment.
• Follows a consistent formation each chapter that features an introduction, chapter objectives, history, review of systems, referral guidelines, and anticipatory guidance.