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The Encyclopedia of Children's Health and Wellness. By Carol Turkington. New York: Facts On File, 2004. 2 vols. acid free $130 (ISBN 0-8160-4821-5).
As part of the Facts On File Library of Health and Living series, this two-volume encyclopedia contains more than six hundred entries pertaining to the medical, social, emotional, and intellectual aspects of childhood from infancy to adolescence. Aimed primarily at parents and child caregivers, the work's stated goal is to provide information that is accessible, readable, understandable, and current. Its purpose is to enable active and knowledgeable partners in the care of children.
The forward and introduction describe how health care has moved from being dominated by professionals to the current state of informed consumers and shared decision-making. In...