Pediatric endocrinology
By: [edited by] Mark A. Sperling.
Contributors: Sperling, M.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Saunders
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 796
Subjects: Endocrine System Diseases -- Child; Endocrine System Diseases -- Infant
Notes: Includes bibilographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Organization and integration of the endocrine system; title: Ch. 2. Molecular endocrinology; title: Ch. 3. Receptor transduction of hormone action; title: Ch. 4. Calcium metabolism; title: Ch. 5. Disorders of calcium metabolism in the newborn and infant; title: Ch. 6. Ambiguous genitalia; title: Ch. 7. Hypoglycemia in neonates and infants; title: Ch. 8. Disorders of the thyroid in the newborn and infant; title: Ch. 9. Thyroid disorders in childhood and adolescence; title: Ch. 10. Disorders of growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor secretion and action; title: Ch. 11. Disorders of the posterior pituitary; title: Ch. 12. Diabetes mellitus; title: Ch. 13. Hypoglycemia in the infant and child; title: Ch. 14. The adrenal cortex; title: Ch. 15. Pheochromocytoma and the multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes; title: Ch. 16. Puberty in the female and its disorders; title: Ch. 17. Turner syndrome; title: Ch. 18. The testes; title: Ch. 19. Disorders of calcium metabolism in the child and adolescent; title: Ch. 20. Autoimmune polyglandular syndromes; title: Ch. 21. Nutritional disorders; title: Ch. 22. Imaging in pediatric endocrine disorders; title: Ch. 23. Principles of endocrine laboratory examination.