Pediatric endocrinology
By: edited by Fima Lifshitz.
Contributors: Lifshitz, Fima, 1938-
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Informa Healthcare; CRC Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 534
ISBN-13: 9780849340680; 9781420042719
Subjects: Pediatric endocrinology; Endocrine System Diseases; Adolescent; Child; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Infant; Obesity
Description: Addresses every topic and trend relevant to the identification, diagnosis, and management of endocrine and endocrine-related disorders in children. Substantially revised, this edition covers the most up-to-date appraisal of obesity in the pediatric population, as well as examines the latest breakthroughs in the care of diabetes, hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, and hypoglycemic syndromes. This Fifth Edition also devotes chapters to the diseases of the endocrine glands, including disorders of growth, the adrenal cortex and medulla, as well as sexual differentiation, thyroid, and parathyroid conditions and fluid balance diseases.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Obesity, diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, and hypoglycemia; title: v. 2. Growth, adrenal, sexual, thyroid, calcium, and fluid balance disorders.