Practical Endocrinology and Diabetes in Children - Hardcover

Raine, Joseph E.; Donaldson, Malcolm D. C.; Gregory, John W.; Van–Vliet, Guy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405196343 ISBN 13: 9781405196345

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2011

Synopsis

Practical Endocrinology and Diabetes in Children is the ideal bench-side companion for the practising paediatrician and endocrinologist, bridging the gap between large reference books and short reviews of aspects of endocrinology. This third edition contains a variety of new features such as key web links, guidelines, case studies illustrating diagnostic difficulties which will help all those studying for postgraduate examinations such as the MRCPCH. The book provides a highly clinical, concise and up-to-date account of paediatric endocrinology and diabetes in a clear and user friendly format. There are sections on how to deal with emergencies, as well as information on potential pitfalls, controversial areas and future developments. Practical Endocrinology and Diabetes in Children is an essential guide for trainee paediatricians, paediatric endocrinologists and diabetologists as well as diabetes and endocrinology nurse specialists.

About this title

About the Author

Joseph E. Raine, MD, FRCPCH, DCH, Consultant Paediatrician, Whittington Hospital, London, UK Malcolm D. C. Donaldson, MD, FRCP, DCH, Senior Lecturer in Child Health and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK John W. Gregory, MBChB, MD, FRCP, DCH, FRCPCH, Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Guy Van Vliet, Professor of Paediatrics and Chief of Endocrinology, Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Canada

From the Back Cover

Practical Endocrinology and Diabetes in Children is the ideal bench-side companion for the practising paediatrician and endocrinologist, bridging the gap between large reference books and short reviews of aspects of endocrinology. This new edition contains helpful features which are accessible at a moment’s notice for the busy clinician, such as key web links, guidelines and case studies illustrating diagnostic difficulties.

The book provides a highly clinical, concise and up-to-date account of paediatric endocrinology and diabetes in a clear and user friendly format. There are sections on how to deal with emergencies, as well as information on potential pitfalls, controversial areas and future developments.

Practical Endocrinology and Diabetes in Children is an essential guide for trainee paediatricians, paediatric endocrinologists and diabetologists as well as diabetes and endocrinology nurse specialists.

 Review of Second Edition

“For the busy times and practical answers to clinical scenarios this book is unbeatable… Extremely readable…  I have a very high opinion of this book. It is one of the best clinical books I have ever come across.”  from a review in Archives of Disease in Childhood

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405196343
• ISBN 13: 9781405196345
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 272