Williams Textbook of Endocrinology - Hardcover

Larsen MD FRCP, P. Reed; Kronenberg MD, Henry M.; Polonsky MD, Kenneth S.; Melmed, Shlomo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0721691846 ISBN 13: 9780721691848

Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Williams TEXTBOOK OF ENDOCRINOLOGY has been the premier source in the field for over 50 years, bringing together internationally recognized experts to provide cutting-edge, practice-applicable coverage of the functions and diseases of the endocrine organs. Now, with the wealth of new molecular and physiologic knowledge that has emerged over the last five years, there has never been a better time to put the new 10th Edition on your shelf. Concrete guidelines enable you to apply the latest scientific advances and provide optimal, state-of-the-art patient care. Presents a wealth of clinical information in a manageable size and format Contributors are at the forefronts of their disciplines Serves as a bridge between basic science and clinical endocrinology New information on obesity, growth hormones, hormone replacement therapy (including androgen replacement), osteoporosis, and more! 24 completely new chapters! All chapters have been thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent advances in the field. Plus, 49 new authors offer new expertise throughout Three new chapters dedicated to diabetes mellitus, with in-depth discussions of non-insulin-dependent and insulin-dependent types as well as complications Expanded coverage of the thyroid in four new chapters that examine physiology and diagnostic evaluation Graves' disease and other causes of thyrotoxicosis hypothyroidism and thyroiditis and benign and malignant nodular thyroid disease New algorithms and clinical guidelines that make it easy to review the diagnosis and treatment recommendations for each disease A new chapter on endocrinology and aging complementing chapters on endocrine changes in pregnancy, endocrinology of fetal development, disorders of sex differentiation, normal and aberrant growth, and puberty, providing you with a complete look at endocrinology and the life span

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About the Author

Shlomo Melmed, MB, ChB, FRCP, MACP, is Executive VP and Dean of the Medical Faculty at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He leads Cedars-Sinai's research and education programs, recruiting nationally recognized faculty leadership, establishing new educational programs and maintaining the highest academic standards. Dr. Melmed holds the Helene A. and Philip E. Hixon Distinguished Chair in Investigative Medicine. An international authority on pituitary medicine, he has pioneered the discovery and application of novel treatments for endocrine tumors and has authored more than 350 peer-reviewed articles.
Dr. Melmed has been a faculty leader at Cedars-Sinai for nearly 40 years and has been the health system's chief academic officer since 1998. Dr. Melmed's laboratory consistently has received competitive grant awards from the National Institutes of Health since 1980, and he has trained over 80 physicians, scientists and graduate students who occupy leading positions in academic endocrinology worldwide. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Investigation and is also an Associate Dean of the UCLA School of Medicine.

Edition details

• Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0721691846
• ISBN 13: 9780721691848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1968