Pediatrics
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Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The age limit of such patients ranges from birth to 18. In countries where the age of majority is 18, this age limit may be from birth to age 17 (such as in Canada).
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See also
- Children's hospital
- Ayurveda Pediatric Hospital
- Medical specialty
- Pediatric ophthalmology
- Pediatric endocrinology
- Child life specialist
- Pain in babies
- Childhood inactivity and obesity in the United States
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH)
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