Psychiatry and Psychology

Child Development

The continuous sequential physiological and psychological maturing of an individual from birth up to but not including ADOLESCENCE.

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Abstract

The continuous sequential physiological and psychological maturing of an individual from birth up to but not including ADOLESCENCE.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Development, Child
  • Infant Development
  • Development, Infant

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

includes infant and child but not adolescents; add the appropriate age check tag

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History Note

68

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Previous Indexing

  • Behavior (1966-1967)
  • Child Psychology (1966-1967)
  • Growth (1966-1967)

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  1. F01.525w.200w
  2. G07.345.374w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Child Development. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002657. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002657
  2. Child Development. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_development
  3. Child Development. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q407784