Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics

19th Edition

Robert M. Kliegman, MD

Professor and Chair

Department of Pediatrics

Medical College of Wisconsin

Pediatrician-in-Chief

Pamela and Leslie Muma Chair in Pediatrics

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

Executive Vice President

Children’s Research Institute

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Bonita F. Stanton, MD

Professor and Schotanus Family Endowed Chair of Pediatrics

Pediatrician-in-Chief

Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, Michigan

Joseph W. St. Geme III, MD

James B. Duke Professor and Chair

Department of Pediatrics

Duke University School of Medicine

Chief Medical Offi cer

Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center

Durham, North Carolina

Nina F. Schor, MD, PhD

William H. Eilinger Professor and Chair

Department of Pediatrics

Professor

Department of Neurology

Pediatrician-in-Chief

Golisano Children’s Hospital

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York

Richard E. Behrman, MD

Nonprofi t Healthcare and Educational

Consultants to Medical Institutions

Santa Barbara, California