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Principles and Practice of Pediatric Endocrinology
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Title Details
1st Ed.
2005 © Charles C. Thomas - Publisher, Ltd.
MICHAEL S. KAPPY, M.D., PH.D.; MITCHELL E. GEFFNER, M.D.; DAVID B. ALLEN, M.D.
Pediatrics, Endocrinology
Additional Details
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Endocrinology brings together 30 authors from four countries to present an update on the molecular basis of endocrine disorders in infants, children and adolescents as well as the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. Intended for practitioners, fellows and researchers, this resource presents advances in 12 areas of the normal and abnormal endocrine state. Coverage includes pituitary, thyroid, adrenal and gonadal function, obesity and diabetes and disorders of calcium and phosphorus.
Disorders of growth and pubertal development are the cornerstones of pediatrics as they are present in many children with chronic illness as well as in children whose growth and pubertal development are influenced by genetics and family history. These may have identifiable causes in pituitary, thyroid, adrenal or gonadal function, and examples are well represented in this book.
Obesity and diabetes (types I and 2) are, likewise, diseases of childhood that are becoming increasingly and significantly prevalent and are included in this work. Disorders of calcium/phosphorus (especially the often forgotten but not gone Vitamin D deficiency rickets) and water metabolism are presented, and errors of sexual differentiation (an increasingly controversial issue) are highlighted. It is the hope of the editors that this work will assist the practitioner and researcher in this field in his or her efforts to diagnose, treat and establish the etiology of endocrine disorders in infants, children and adolescents.
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