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Doctor Specialties could include:
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Call your health care provider if you notice that a child (or adult) often eats non-food materials.
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A health care professional should be consulted whenever a child over the age of three repeatedly ingests non-food substances for a period over one month. The behavior might be merely habitual, but it can become a compulsion that needs treatment.
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A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
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A physician who specializes in the treatment of children from birth through adolescence. A pediatrician is a physician who has taken extra training in the development and diseases of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21....
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American pediatrician 1870–1960 A portrait of Owen Wilson. In the preface of "The Care and Feeding of Southern Babies," Wilson said that other similar works focused on childrearing in cooler climates, and therefore were inapplicable to infants in ...
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine.
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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