Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes

Description

This Textbook provides an up-to-date, stimulating and comprehensive account of endocrinology and diabetes. Containing first rate, pragmatic advice on diagnosis and clear guidelines for recommended management, it also covers the scientific principles that underlie medical practice. The textbook contains 254 chapters, organised into 13 sections for easy-access to the relevant information. Each chapter is written by an internationally-acknowledged expert, relates basic science to evidence based guidelines and clinical management, and where appropriate offers an outline of the controversies in the field. The textbook has an international focus, and where possible deals with medical practice in countries without advanced medical resources. ContentsAbbreviationsContributorsPart 1 Principles of international endocrine practicePart 2 Pituitary and hypothalamic diseasesPart 3 The thyroidPart 4 Parathyroid, calcium, and bone metabolismPart 5 The adrenal gland and endocrine hypertensionPart 6 Neuroendocrine tumours and genetic disordersPart 7 Growth and development during childhoodPart 8 Female endocrinology and pregnancyPart 9 Male hypogonadism and infertilityPart 10 Endocrinology of ageing and systemic diseasePart 11 Endocrinology of cancerPart 12 Obesity, lipids, and metabolic disordersPart 13 Diabetes mellitusIndex