Principles and practice of pediatric endocrinology / edited by Michael S. Kappy, David B. Allen, and Mitchell E. Geffner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kappy, Michael S. (Michael Steven), 1940- editor.

Allen, David B. (Pediatric endocrinologist), editor.

Geffner, Mitchell E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatric endocrinology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (951 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas, [2005]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This first edition of Principles and Practice of Pediatric Endocrinology brings together 30 authors from 4 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. It is intended for the use of practitioners, fellows and clinical and "bench-top" researchers in this field, and presents advances in each of 12 areas of the normal and abnormal endocrine state. The work is a tribute to all those past and present whose research and clinical efforts resulted in the rapidly increasing a

Contents:

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; Chapter 2 NORMAL GROWTH AND GROWTH DISORDERS; Chapter 3 PUBERTY AND ITS DISORDERS; Chapter 4 THE THYROID GLAND AND ITS DISORDERS; Chapter 5 THE ADRENAL GLAND AND ITS DISORDERS; Chapter 6 ERRORS OF SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION; Chapter 7 OBESITY; Chapter 8 HYPOGLYCEMIA; Chapter 9 DIABETES MELLITUS; Chapter 10 DISORDERS OF CALCIUM, PHOSPHATE, PARATHYROID HORMONE, AND VITAMIN D; Chapter 11 DISORDERS OF THE POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND AND WATER METABOLISM

Chapter 12 ENDOCRINE CONSEQUENCES OF CHRONIC ILLNESSAPPENDIX; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08498-X

OCLC:

70833724