Description |
381 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
Pediatric and adolescent medicine, 1017-5989 ; v. 10 |
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Pediatric and adolescent medicine. 1017-5989 ; v. 10
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Contents |
Etiopathogenetic aspects of type 1 diabetes / Knip, M. -- Susceptibility to type 1 diabetes: genes and mechanisms / Contu, D., Cucca, F. -- Autoimmunity in type 1 diabetes mellitus / Achenbach, P., Ziegler, A.G. -- Neonatal diabetes mellitus / Polak, M., Shield, J. -- Diagnosis and management of MODY in a pediatric setting / Njolstad, P.R., Sovik, O. -- Diabetic ketoacidosis / Brink, S.R. -- Insulin treatment / Kapellen, T.M. -- Medical nutrition therapy of children and adolescents with diabetes / Virtanen, S.M. -- Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion in childhood and adolescence / Phillip, M., Weintrob, N., Shalitin, S. -- Quality management in pediatric diabetology / Holl, R.W. ... [et al.] -- Sports and physical activity in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus / Raile, K. ... [et al.] -- Invasive and noninvasive means of diabetes self-management / Deiss, D., Hartmann, R., Kordonouri, O. -- Adolescence / Dunger, D.B., Acerini, C., Ahmed, M.L. -- Diabetic nephropathy in children and adolescents / Chiarelli, F., Santilli, F. -- Diabetic autonomic and peripheral neuropathy / Donaghue, K.C., Al-Jasser, A., Maguire, A. -- Macrovascular disease / Dahl-Jørgensen, K., Larsen, J.R. -- Hypoglycemia in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes / Blasetti, A. ... [et al.] -- Diabetic retinopathy in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes / Bittner, C., Kordonouri, O., Danne, T. -- Complications and consequences / Kapellen, T.M., Klemens, A.G., Kiess, R.W. -- Type 2 diabetes mellitus in childhood / Piscopo, M.A. ... [et al.] -- Beta-cell function replacement by islet transplantation and gene therapy / Falqui, L.L |
Summary |
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most frequent chronic diseases affecting children and adolescents. Next to obesity it is the most common metabolic disorder in childhood and adolescence. The number of young children being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes is increasing worldwide. An epidemic of type 2 diabetes already at a young age is being observed in most socieites around the world. This book aims to increase physicians' knowledge and understanding of diabetes in childhood and adolescence as well as to summarize the most recent scientific discoveries related to diabetes.--PREFACE |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Diabetes in adolescence.
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Diabetes in children.
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Diabetes Mellitus.
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Adolescent.
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Child.
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Author |
Chiarelli, F. (Francesco)
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Dahl-Jørgensen, K. (Knut)
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Kiess, W. (Wieland)
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LC no. |
2005003110 |
ISBN |
3805577664 (hard cover : alk. paper) |
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