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Title Oxford handbook of endocrinology and diabetes / edited by John A.H. Wass, Katharine Owen ; advisory editor, Helen Turner
Edition Third edition
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series Oxford handbooks
Oxford handbooks.
Contents Cover; Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes; Copyright; Foreword; Preface to the second edition; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Contributors to the second edition; Symbols and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Thyroid; Chapter 2 Pituitary; Chapter 3 Adrenal; Chapter 4 Reproductive endocrinology; Chapter 5 Endocrinology in pregnancy; Chapter 6 Calcium and bone metabolism; Chapter 7 Paediatric endocrinology; Chapter 8 Neuroendocrine disorders; Chapter 9 Inherited endocrine syndromes and MEN; Chapter 10 Endocrine surgery; Chapter 11 Endocrinology and ageing
Chapter 12 Endocrinology aspects of other clinical or physiological situationsChapter 13 Diabetes; Chapter 14 Lipids and hyperlipidaemia; Chapter 15 Obesity; Appendix 1 Pitfalls in laboratory endocrinology; Appendix 2 Reference intervals; Appendix 3 Patient support groups and other endocrine organizations; BMI ready reckoner; Approximate weight conversions; Index
Summary The indispensable guide to all aspects of clinical care, the Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes has been fully revised for its third edition. Concise, practical, and packed with vital information and invaluable hands-on advice, this is the must have resource for all those managing patients with endocrine and diabetic disorders. This unique pocket guide has been updated with new dedicated chapters on endocrine surgery, endocrinology and ageing, and obesity, as well as new topics, including intrinsic imperfections of endocrine replacement therapy, transition to adult care, and survivor
Notes Previous edition: 2009
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Endocrinology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Diabetes -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Diseases.
Metabolism -- Disorders.
Endocrine glands -- Diseases.
Diabetes.
Disease
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
disease.
illness.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Metabolism -- Disorders
Endocrine glands -- Diseases
Diseases
Diabetes
Endocrinology
Genre/Form manuals (instructional materials)
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Turner, Helen, 1951- editor.
Wass, J. A. H., editor
Owen, Katharine, editor
LC no. 2013945298
ISBN 9780191503016
0191503010
9780191742859
0191742856
Other Titles Handbook of endocrinology and diabetes
Endocrinology and diabetes