This book beautifully blends the art and science of clinical examination of children. It has been extensively revised, updated and expanded to enable clinicians to treat children with tact and clinical skills, and their parents and attendants with concern and compassion.

The importance of good communication skills and bedside manner has been emphasised for building a trustworthy and credible doctorpatient and doctorparent relationship. The chapter on abnormal physical signs and their interpretation has been expanded and the book can serve as an excellent manual to the practising pediatricians for differential diagnosis of common clinical disorders in children.

A large number of additional photographs, tables, medical quotations and boxes with key points have been included. It is one of the most comprehensive publication on pediatric clinical methods to serve the felt needs of medical graduate students,pediatric residents and pediatricians to rejuvenate the dwindling art of pediatrics.