This text on well child assessment focuses on pediatric patients by specific age range, and can be used as a basic text by nurse practitioner students. The text covers physical assessment techniques for the various body systems, with material on the approach for doing the exam for each age group, requirements based on the periodicity table, and anticipatory guidance issues, and reviews procedures and common laboratory and diagnostic tests specific to pediatric patients. Colyar teaches at the University of Utah. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)