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A toss of the dice : stories from a pediatrician's practice /

Our hopes and dreams for our children are deeply felt by all parents. When we realize our children cannot fully achieve what we had hoped for them, it is a grief that tears at our hearts ... The bottom line is that having children is just a toss of the dice. We all carry quite a few seeds for geneti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hays, Natasha T. (Natasha Thomasovna), 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Philadelphia : J. Kingsley Publishers, 2005.
Edición:[Rev. ed.].
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • News by telephone
  • Medical school
  • Pediatric residency
  • More lessons, including humility
  • Carolina, here I come
  • Coping with a disability
  • Mental retardation
  • Genetics and syndromes
  • Sandra's story
  • Learning disabilities
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its mimics
  • Mood disorders
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Autistic spectrum disorders
  • The falling sickness
  • Smart mothers, horrible choices
  • The deaf--a different culture
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Being gifted: a mixed blessing
  • School
  • Bullying
  • The unkindest cut--terminal illness
  • Ariel and Alex.