Feeding and Nutrition in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disability by Peter B Sullivan

Feeding and Nutrition in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disability by Peter B Sullivan

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- Written by a multi-disciplinary team of paediatrician, dietitians, speech and language therapist and clinical nurse specialist * Highly practical guide for healthcare workers responsible for the nutritional needs of children with neurological impairment. * Lists, boxes and tables highlight important information clearly.

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Feeding and Nutrition in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disability by Peter B Sullivan

This book is written to assist those who have responsibility for the nutritional and gastrointestinal care of children with neurodisability. The emphasis throughout is on the importance of multidisciplinary care. It is concerned with the problems surrounding the nutritional management of children with neurological impairment who have difficulty swallowing and feeding. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective by a group of authors with considerable clinical and research experience in this area, it covers: ? The epidemiology of feeding disorders in children with cerebral palsy ? Nutritional assessment ? Evaluation of oral-motor function ? Dietetic management ? Nursing issues in the nutritional care of the disabled child ? Tube feeding ? Gastrointestinal problems and their investigation
Peter B. Sullivan (Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford)
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ISBN 13 9781898683605
ISBN 10 1898683603
Title Feeding and Nutrition in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disability
Author Peter B Sullivan
Series Mac Keith Press Practical Guides
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Mac Keith Press
Year published 2009-06-05
Number of pages 144
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