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Brook’s Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2019
ISBN
9781119152682
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12731897 bytes)
Edition
7th Edition
Pages
805\805
Topic
Medicine Pediatrics
Time added
2019-09-06 08:57:50

Description

The seventh edition of Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology has been compiled by an experienced editorial team and internationally renowned contributors; it presents basic science and clinical management of endocrine disorders for all involved in the care of children and adolescents. It provides treatments for a variety of hormonal diseases, including diabetes and hypoglycaemia, growth problems, thyroid disease and disorders of puberty, sexual differentiation, calcium metabolism, steroid metabolism and hypopituitarism. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 21 1 Genetics and Genomics......Page 23 2 Measuring Hormones......Page 53 3 Fetal Endocrinology......Page 69 4 Disorders of Sex Development......Page 127 5 Disorders of Hypothalamo‐Pituitary Axis......Page 154 6 Disorders of Growth......Page 220 7 Puberty and Its Disorders......Page 256 8 The Thyroid Gland......Page 309 9 The Adrenal Cortex and Its Disorders......Page 355 10 The Parathyroid and Disorders of Calcium and Bone Metabolism......Page 428 11 Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndromes......Page 499 12 Endocrine Neoplasia......Page 524 13 Endocrine Late Effects of Cancer Treatments......Page 550 14 Disorders of Water Balance......Page 570 15 Diabetes Mellitus......Page 600 16 Disorders Associated with Hypoglycaemia in Children......Page 687 17 Obesity......Page 716 18 Genetic Obesity Syndromes......Page 744 19 Endocrine Care During Adolescence into Young Adulthood......Page 752 Index......Page 772

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