Classification 2025 Winter Edition
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Pediatrics
Schedule Contents
Classify works on diseases of specific body systems in children in WS 260-342. Classify works on specific diseases with the disease unless otherwise instructed.
- Classify works on anatomy and physiology of the child in QS or QT.
- Classify works on pediatric surgery in WO 925.
- Classify general works on pediatric and adolescent nursing in WY 159. Classify works on pediatric and adolescent nursing in special fields by type, e.g., on pediatric surgical nursing in WY 161.
- Classify works on pediatric dentistry in WU 480.
Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified)
(Cutter from name of organization or society)
(Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Includes membership lists and administrative reports issued serially or separately. Classify directories in WS 22. Classify other serials issued by societies in W1. For academies and institutes, see WS 23-24.
Collected works by several authors
Collected works by individual authors
Addresses. Essays. Lectures
General coverage (Not Table-G)
Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Monographs and Serials)
Classification. Terminology
(Monographs and Serials)
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Atlases. Pictorial works
Education
Classify here works about education.Educational materials
(Monographs and Serials)
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Research (General)
Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.Pediatrics as a profession. Ethics. Peer review
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
General coverage (Not Table-G)
Laboratory manuals. Technique
Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)
Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.Collective hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. (Table-G)
Classify here works on psychiatric hospitals for children only.General coverage (Not Table-G)
Collective museums, exhibitions, etc.
Hospital staff manuals
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Handbooks. Resource guides
(Monographs and Serials)
Popular works (General)
Growth disorders. Failure to thrive
Normal mental growth and development. Child psychology
Special topics, A-Z
Attitudes and adjustments to life change events (death, illness, divorce, etc.)
Child rearing. Parenting
Cognition. Fantasy. Imagination
Communication. Verbal behavior
Decision making. Logic. Thinking. Concept formation. Perception (Psychological)
Classify works on neurophysiological perception and specific types of perception in WL 705 or with the organ involved.
Deprivation (economic, parental, etc.)
Dreams
Emotions
Evaluation of psychological development (General)
Environmental and sociological factors
Family relations. Only child. Parent-child relations
Classify works on sibling relations in WS 105.5.S5.
[This number not used]
Classify works on psychological problems of disabled children in WS 106-107.
Hospitalized child. Institutionalized child
Interpersonal relations (doctor, peer, stranger, etc.)
Cf. WS 105.5.S6 Race relations.
Memory
Mental health
Classify works on school mental health services in WA 352.
Morals
Motivation
Music
Personality development
Play and playthings
Psychological stress
Self
Sexual behavior. Sexual health
Sibling relations
Social behavior. Race relations
Cf. WS 105.5.I5 Interpersonal relations.
Technology and communications media
Exceptional child (General)
Classify here works about both physical and intellectual disabilities in children.Gifted child
Physically disabled child
Intellectual disabilities in children
Classify works on education of the intellectually disabled in LC 4601-4640.4; on intellectual disability in adults in WM 300.
Special topics when related to the intellectually disabled child, A-Z
[This number not used]
Classify works on genetic aspects of intellectual disabilities in children in WS 107.
Case reports. Biographical accounts
Communication
Development. Prognosis
[This number not used]
Classify works on foster home care for intellectually disabled children in WS 105.5.A8.
[This number not used]
Classify works on institutionalization of children in WS 105.5.H7.
Psychomotor disorders
Psychosocial problems. Social behavior
Rehabilitation and training (General)
Interpersonal relations
Relations with family. Family adjustment
Learning disabilities (physical, mental, and neurologic)
Classify works on specific disorders in appropriate numbers, e.g., Aphasia WL 340.5. Classify works for the educator in LC 4704.
Care and training (General)
Nutritional requirements. Nutrition disorders (General)
Classify here general works on nutritional requirements and nutrition disorders of children covering the full age range from birth through adolescence. Classify works on infants alone in WS 120-125, on children ages 2-12 in WS 130 and on adolescents alone in WS 132. Classify eating disorders regardless of age group in WM 175.
In infancy
Breast feeding
In childhood
In adolescence
Prophylactic immunizations
Physical examination. Diagnosis. Mass screening. Monitoring
Classify works on diagnosis of a specific disease with the disease. Classify general pediatric diagnostic imaging in WN 240. Classify specific imaging techniques with the technique.
Classify works on communicable diseases of children, not associated with a system, in the WC schedule.
General works
Pediatric emergencies
Chronic disease (General)
In the numbers for each system below, include general works on diseases of the system and surgery as a whole, or the organs of the system.
Integumentary system. Connective tissue
Skin and connective tissue diseases
Musculoskeletal system
Musculoskeletal diseases
Juvenile arthritis
Respiratory system
Respiratory tract diseases
Cardiovascular system
Cardiovascular diseases
Hemic and immune systems
Hemic and lymphatic diseases. Immune system diseases
Digestive system
Digestive system diseases
Diarrheal disorders
Urogenital system
Urogenital diseases. Urologic diseases
Enuresis
Endocrine system
Endocrine system diseases
Nervous system
Nervous system diseases
Brain diseases. Brain injuries
Chronic brain damage
Therapy
Classify therapy of a particular disorder with the disorder.Art therapy
Behavior therapy
Bibliotherapy
Drug therapy
Hypnosis
Imagery
Music therapy
Person-centered psychotherapy
Play therapy
Cf. WM 450.5.P7 for play therapy with adults.
Psychoanalytic therapy
Psychotherapy, brief
Psychotherapy, psychodynamic
Socioenvironmental therapy
Transference
Child mental disorders. Behavioral symptoms (General)
Classify works on particular mental disorders in WM 171-197.
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Special topics in child psychiatry, A-Z
Abuse
Aggression. Violence. Dangerous behavior. Self-injurious behavior
Attention deficit and disruptive behavior disorders
[This number not used]
Classify works on deception in children in WS 105.5.S6.
Defense mechanisms
Hyperkinesis
[This number not used]
Classify works on identity crisis in children in WS 105.5.P3.
Inhibition
Personality disorders
Pervasive development disorders
Classify works dealing with adults and children here; adults alone at WM 203.5.
Runaway behavior
Social behavior disorders
Classify works on aggression in WS 350.8.A4.
[This number not used]
Classify works on pediatric female genitalia and genital diseases in WS 320-321.
Pediatric therapeutics (General)
Rehabilitation of physically disabled children
Occupational therapy
Birth injuries
Newborn infants
Infant
Child
Puberty
Adolescence (General)
Adolescent psychology. Adolescent behavior
Special topics, A-Z
Alcohol and drug use
Attitudes and adjustments to life change events (death, illness, divorce, etc.)
Cognition. Fantasy. Imagination
Communication. Verbal behavior
Decision making
Deprivation (economic, parental, etc.)
Dreams
Emotions
Evaluation of psychological development (General)
Environmental and sociological factors
Family relations. Only child. Parent-child relations
Classify works on sibling relations in in WS 462.5.S5.
Interpersonal relations (doctor, peer, stranger, etc.)
Memory
Mental health
Classify works on school mental health services in WA 352-353.
Morals
Motivation
Music
Personality development
Pregnancy. Reproductive behavior
Psychological stress
Self
Sexual behavior. Sexual health
Sibling relations
Social behavior. Race relations
Technology and communications media
Adolescent psychiatry. Adolescent mental disorders. Behavioral symptoms
Cf. WS 107 The intellectually disabled adolescent. Classify works on particular mental disorders in WM 171-197.
Therapy
Classify therapy of a particular disorder with the disorder.Art therapy
Behavior therapy
Bibliotherapy
Hypnosis
Imagery
Music therapy
Psychotherapy (General or not elsewhere classified)
Person-centered psychotherapy
Socioenvironmental therapy
Transference
Special topics in adolescent psychiatry
Abuse
Aggression. Violence. Dangerous behavior. Self-injurious behavior
Defense mechanisms
Inhibition
Personality disorders
Runaway behavior
Suicidal behavior