Understanding Diabetes and Endocrinology: A Problem-orientated Approach (Medical Understanding Series) - Softcover

Meeking, Daryl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840761008 ISBN 13: 9781840761009

Publisher: CRC Press, 2011

Synopsis

Diabetes is a common and debilitating condition encountered by all doctors worldwide, regardless of specialist interest. This book aims to give the reader an understanding of the background, diagnosis, investigation and management of diabetes and endocrine disease. This book is set out in three main sections. The first gives a background understanding of diabetes and a review of glandular systems. The second outlines the disease problems and their investigation, including the specific complications of diabetes. The third covers the management and treatment of diabetes and endocrine disease, importantly including prevention and screening.

This is the third book in a new series which combines a symptoms and problem-based approach. It is of use to medical students and instructors, to junior doctors and to health care professionals dealing with diabetes and endocrine diseases.

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Daryl Meeking

From the Back Cover

This book aims to give the reader an understanding of the background, diagnosis, investigation, and management of diabetes and endocrine disease. It includes the specific complications of diabetes and the importance of prevention and screening. It will appeal to medical students and instructors, to junior doctors and to health care professionals dealing with diabetes and endocrine diseases.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840761008
• ISBN 13: 9781840761009
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160