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Although medicine has historically been organized around the diagnosis and treatment of disease, this model is poorly suited to the care of children and adolescents. The periodic health examination of children provides rich opportunities for physicians to implement preventive health care strategies. Several areas of health promotion are reviewed: the use of screening examinations, educating parents...