The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development

A comprehensive and accessible summary of human growth and development for students and professionals alike.

Stanley J. Ulijaszek (Edited by), Francis E. Johnston (Edited by), Michael A. Preece (Edited by), James Tanner (Foreword by)

9780521560467, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 13 August 1998

509 pages, 135 b/w illus. 2 maps 82 tables
28.5 x 22.8 x 4 cm, 2.06 kg

'The editors are to be congratulated on a splendid achievement. They have produced a wonderfully organized and illustrated text; to dip into it will be a continuing source of information and pleasure. No department that has anything to do with human biology should be without it.' Journal of Biosocial Science

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development is a comprehensive but accessible account of the current understanding of the factors affecting human growth and development. Over 120 internationally renowned experts have contributed to the book, covering topics such as fetal and post-natal growth, the relative impact of genetic and environmental factors, behavioural development, growth abnormalities, the human lifespan and the prospects for future generations. Extensively illustrated with photographs, graphs and diagrams, it offers a great breadth of topic coverage, providing insights into the subject for those not familiar with the areas as well as being essential reading for all students and professionals interested in growth and development, child health and nutrition.

Part I. Measurement and Assessment N. Cameron
Part II. Patterns of Human Growth B. Bogin
Part III. Genetics of Growth S. J. Ulijaszek
Part IV. Fetal Growth I. Hughes
Part V. Postnatal Growth and Maturation R. Malina
Part VI. Behavioural and Cognitive Development P. Parisi
Part VII. Clinical Growth Abnormalities M. Preece
Part VIII. Environmental Factors Influencing Birth Weight L. Schell
Part IX. Ecology of Postnatal Growth F. Johnston
Part X. Between-Population Differences in Human Growth S. Ulijaszek
Part XI. Changing Human Growth Patterns G. Lindgren
Part XII. The Human Lifespan S. Ulijaszek
part of the development process D. Crews, and G. Harper
Part XIII. The Future S. Ulijaszek
Part XIII. The Future S. Ulijaszek.

Subject Areas: Human biology [PSX], Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects [G]