Children’s Symptoms

This book is published in association with the British Medical Association, and the foreword by Dr Tony Smith, Associate Editor of the British Medical Journal tells us that: “This book is intended to back up your doctor by explaining the main features of the more common childhood disorders and to reassure you that most of these illnesses have a good outlook”.

After the instructions on how to use the book, the first section is “Your child’s body” which contains a brief outline of human anatomy and physiology and, more usefully, growth charts and developmental milestones. There are also short accounts...