... . Pediatrics became a specialty in the 20th century. In the 1980s some pediatricians began a subspecialty called adolescent medicine, which deals with the special medical and emotional needs of persons between the ages of twelve and twenty years old. Pediatricians are trained to recognize congenital defects and to treat them when possible. One important treatable class of these conditions is ... Association found that pediatricians' mean net income was $135,400. The mean net income for all physicians in 1993 was $189,300. Pediatricians exhibit a high degree of satisfaction with their lif...

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