WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children – Guidelines for the anagement of Common Illnesses with Limited ResourcesWHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children – Guidelines for the anagement of Common Illnesses with Limited Resources World Health Organization 378pp £13 92 4 154670 0 9241546700

Written primarily for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health workers in developing countries, this pocket-sized publication provides guidelines for inpatient and outpatient management of the major causes of childhood and outpatient management of the major causes of childhood mortality. These include pneumonia, diarrhoea, severe malnutrition, malaria, meningitis, measles, HIV infection and related conditions.