Handbook of Clinical Nutrition: Clinicians' Manual of Diagnosis and Management of Nutrition Problems - Hardcover

Weinsier, Roland L.; Butterworth, C.E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801654068 ISBN 13: 9780801654060

Publisher: Mosby, 1981

Synopsis

Nutrition plays an increasingly significant role in patient care and disease prevention. The Handbook of Clinical Nutrition was the first - and continues to be the most practical and convenient - comprehensive resource on providing nutritional support for your patients. This edition is thoroughly updated to bring you the latest in nutrition science and treatment and features timely, new chapters on: Metabolic Syndrome, Counseling for Lifestyle Change, Complementary / Alternative Nutritional Therapies, and Physical Activity. The liberal use of tables, detailed table of contents, and comprehensive index allow you quick access to key information, which is presented using a disease-oriented approach. The pocket-size and spiral format allow you to carry the book with you and refer to it easily.

• Uses a concise, clinical focus to provide just the information you need.
• Makes reference easy with an intuitive organization and pocket-sized spiral format
• Contains numerous tables of drug-nutrient interactions, therapeutic diets, food composition, lab tests, nutritional assessments, and more.
• Includes information on performing nutritional assessments and providing nutritional support and counselling.

• Expanded chapter on physical activity
• Contains new chapters on: o Metabolic Syndrome o Counseling for Lifestyle Change o Complementary and Alternative Nutritional Therapies o Physical Activity

Edition details

• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801654068
• ISBN 13: 9780801654060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240