Offering a study of biological, biomedical and biocultural approaches, the second edition of Human Growth and Development is a valued resource for researchers, professors and graduate students across the interdisciplinary area of human development. With timely chapters on obesity, diet / lifestyle, and genetics, this edition is the only publication offering a biological, biomedical and biocultural approach. The second edition of Human Growth and Development includes contributions from the well-known experts in the field and is the most reputable, comprehensive resource available.
1. Introduction 2. Chapter 1. The Human Growth Curve, Canalization and Catch-Up Growth 3. Chapter 2. Growth in Infancy and Childhood: A Pediatric Approach 4. Chapter 3. Adolescent Growth 5. Chapter 4. Puberty 6. Chapter 5. Endocrine Control of Growth 7. Chapter 6. Nutrition and Growth 8. Chapter 7. Genomics, Epigenetics and Growth 9. Chapter 8. The Genetic Epidemiology of Growth and Development 10. Chapter 9. Social and Economic Effects on Growth 11. Chapter 10. Environmental Effects on Growth 12. Chapter 11. The Evolution of Human Growth 13. Chapter 12. Early Environments, Developmental Plasticity and Chronic Degenerative Disease 14. Chapter 13. Leg Length, Body Proportion, Health and Beauty 15. Chapter 14. Physical Activity as a Factor in Growth and Maturation 16. Chapter 15. Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Brain Growth 17. Chapter 16. Saltation and Stasis 18. Chapter 17. Lectures on Human Growth 19. Chapter 18. Body Composition During Growth and Development 20. Chapter 19. The Measurement of Human Growth 21. Chapter 20. Assessment of Maturation 22. Chapter 21. Growth References and Standards 23. Color Plates 24. Index
Offering a study of biological, biomedical and biocultural approaches, the second edition of Human Growth and Development is a valued resource for researchers, professors and graduate students across the interdisciplinary area of human development. With timely chapters on obesity, diet / lifestyle, and genetics, this edition is the only publication offering a biological, biomedical and biocultural approach. The second edition of Human Growth and Development includes contributions from the well-known experts in the field and is the most reputable, comprehensive resource available.
1. Introduction 2. Chapter 1. The Human Growth Curve, Canalization and Catch-Up Growth 3. Chapter 2. Growth in Infancy and Childhood: A Pediatric Approach 4. Chapter 3. Adolescent Growth 5. Chapter 4. Puberty 6. Chapter 5. Endocrine Control of Growth 7. Chapter 6. Nutrition and Growth 8. Chapter 7. Genomics, Epigenetics and Growth 9. Chapter 8. The Genetic Epidemiology of Growth and Development 10. Chapter 9. Social and Economic Effects on Growth 11. Chapter 10. Environmental Effects on Growth 12. Chapter 11. The Evolution of Human Growth 13. Chapter 12. Early Environments, Developmental Plasticity and Chronic Degenerative Disease 14. Chapter 13. Leg Length, Body Proportion, Health and Beauty 15. Chapter 14. Physical Activity as a Factor in Growth and Maturation 16. Chapter 15. Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Brain Growth 17. Chapter 16. Saltation and Stasis 18. Chapter 17. Lectures on Human Growth 19. Chapter 18. Body Composition During Growth and Development 20. Chapter 19. The Measurement of Human Growth 21. Chapter 20. Assessment of Maturation 22. Chapter 21. Growth References and Standards 23. Color Plates 24. Index
