behavioral pediatrics
type: Concept
broader: pediatrics

child health
type: Concept
narrower: pediatrics

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: pediatrics

medical specialization
type: Concept
narrower: pediatrics

medicine
type: Concept
narrower: pediatrics

neonatology
type: Concept
broader: pediatrics

pediatrics
type: Concept
broader: medicine
broader: medical specialization
broader: child health
definition: Pediatrics is the medical specialty concerned with the health of infants, children, and adolescents; their growth and development; and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults. This includes the age group from newborn to age 16–21, depending on the country. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Pediatrics]
narrower: perinatology
narrower: behavioral pediatrics
narrower: neonatology

perinatology
type: Concept
broader: pediatrics