| Description |
x, 195 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Oxford medical publications |
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The facts |
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Facts (Oxford, England)
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Oxford medical publications.
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| Contents |
1. The thyroid gland -- 2. Things that go wrong with the thyroid gland -- 3. How the doctor finds out what is wrong -- 4. Overactivity of the thyroid caused by Graves' disease -- 5. The eye changes associated with Graves' disease -- 6. Other causes of thyroid overactivity -- 7. Hashimoto's thyroiditis -- 8. Underactivity of the thyroid and its causes -- 9. Subacute viral thyroiditis -- 10. Simple non-toxic goitre -- 11. Multinodular goitre and the solitary nodule -- 12. Cancer of the thyroid gland -- 13. Thyroid problems during and after pregnancy -- 14. Miscellaneous disorders of the thyroid gland -- 15. Other diseases associated with thyroid disorders |
| Summary |
This new edition of Thyroid Disease: the Facts embraces the many important advances in the treatment of thyroid problems that have occurred since the second edition was published, providing information on all types of thyroid disorders. Using the principles of evidence-based medicine, a number of 'best practice' protocols have evolved for specific thyroid diseases in recent years, and these are featured throughout the book. Aimed at patients, and their friends and relatives, it includes up-to-date, readable accounts of disorders of the thyroid and the treatments which are now available |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Thyroid gland -- Diseases -- Popular works.
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Thyroid gland -- Diseases.
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Thyroid Diseases.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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| Author |
Tunbridge, W. M. G. (W. Michael G.)
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| LC no. |
98003834 |
| ISBN |
0192629468 (paperback) |
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