| Description |
xviii, 501 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Physiologic and perceptual responses to exercise in the healthy child -- Ch. 2. Habitual activity and energy expenditure in the healthy child -- Ch. 3. Climate, body fluids, and the exercising child -- Ch. 4. Children and exercise in a clinical context - an overview -- Ch. 5. Physical activity and preventive health care in children and adolescents -- Ch. 6. Pulmonary diseases -- Ch. 7. Cardiovascular diseases -- Ch. 8. Endocrine diseases -- Ch. 9. Nutritional diseases -- Ch. 10. Neuromuscular and musculoskeletal diseases -- Ch. 11. Hematologic, oncologic, and renal diseases -- Ch. 12. Emotional and mental disorders -- App. I. Norms -- App. II. Procedures for exercise testing in children -- App. III. Methods of determining physical activity and energy expenditure -- App. IV. Energy expenditure during various activities and sports when performed by children and adolescents -- App. V. Scaling for size differences |
| Summary |
"Pediatric Exercise Medicine draws from the most current research to examine physical activity as a prerequisite to the good health and physical performance of children. The book also considers the effects of lack of exercise on children and the relevance of exercise to clinical pediatrics for children with chronic diseases." "While Pediatric Exercise Medicine emphasizes clinically related issues, it provides comprehensive coverage of the child-exercise-health triad of importance to all professionals serving young people. The text identifies current research in the area of pediatric exercise. It also helps the reader to compare the exercise responses of healthy children to the responses of children with clinical impairments. Readers will recognize the factors that can influence children's trainability and performance." "In Pediatric Exercise Medicine, you'll find content you can apply in your daily work as a physician, therapist, exercise scientist, or other health professional. You'll also find evidence supporting physical activity as a preventive measure against injury and disease in children."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-482) and index |
| Subject |
Exercise therapy for children.
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Exercise for children.
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Exercise.
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Adolescent.
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Exercise -- physiology.
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Child.
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Exercise Therapy.
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Exertion
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| Author |
Rowland, Thomas W.
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| LC no. |
2003015757 |
| ISBN |
0880115971 |
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