Health Minister releases Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

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It will be useful to all readers in the day to day management of gastrointestinal, nutritional and hepatobiliary disorders in children

Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India recently released a Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. This book is reportedly the most comprehensive book on the subject in India. The book has been edited by Prof Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director, Apollo Hospitals Group and Senior Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist and Dr Sarath Gopalan, Senior Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. Dr Vidyut Bhatia, Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals and Dr Akshay Kapoor, Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals are the editors.

A release states that the textbook has been written keeping in mind the latest developments in the fields of paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. Utmost importance has been accorded to incorporating case scenarios which every paediatrician faces in daily practice in this part of the world. Almost 30 per cent of children who see a paediatrician suffer from gastrointestinal and liver disorders.

The textbook has to its credit many international and Indian authors who are authorities in their respective fields. It will be useful to all readers in the day to day management of gastrointestinal, nutritional and hepatobiliary disorders in children. It has been published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.

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