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Pediatric endocrinology /

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Completely updated, the new edition of this easy-to-reference text examines the physiological, biochemical, and genetic aspects of pediatric endocrine disorders. Leaders in the field discuss the hottest topics--including genetics, diabetes and obesity--impacting today₂s endocrine practice, keeping y...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Sperling, M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, ©2008.
Edition:3rd ed., Thoroughly rev.
Subjects:
Pediatric endocrinology.
Endocrine glands > Diseases.
Children.
Infants.
Endocrine System Diseases
Child
Infant
Endocrinologie pédiatrique.
Glandes endocrines > Maladies.
Enfants.
Nourrissons.
Enfance.
children (people by age group)
infants.
childhood.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.
MEDICAL > Pediatrics.
Infants
Endocrine glands > Diseases
Children
Pediatric endocrinology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Molecular endocrinology and endocrine genetics / Ram K. Menon, Massimo Trucco, Constantine A. Stratakis
  • Receptor transduction of hormone action / Alan M. Rice, Scott A. Rivkees
  • Disorders of bone mineral metabolism : normal homeostasis / Allen W. Root
  • Ambiguous genitalia / Selma Feldman Witchel, Peter A. Lee
  • Hypoglycemia in neonates and infants / Diva D. DeLeon, Charles A. Stanley, Mark A. Sperling
  • Disorders of the thyroid in the newborn and infant / Delbert A. Fisher, Annette Grueters
  • Thyroid disorders in childhood and adolescence / Delbert A. Fisher, Annette Grueters
  • Disorders of growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor secretion and action / Ron G. Rosenfeld, Pinchas Cohen
  • Disorders of the posterior pituitary / Louis J. Muglia, Joseph A. Majzoub
  • Diabetes mellitus / Mark A. Sperling, Stuart A. Weinzimer, William V. Tamborlane
  • Hypoglycemia in the infant and child / David R. Langdon, Charles A. Stanley, Mark A. Sperling
  • The adrenal cortex and its disorders / Walter L. Miller, John C. Achermann, Christa E. Flück
  • Pheochromocytoma and the multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes / Steven D. Chernausek, Charis Eng
  • Puberty and its disorders in the female / Robert L. Rosenfield, David W. Cooke, Sally Radovick
  • Turner syndrome / Paul Saenger
  • The testes : disorders of sexual differentiation and puberty in the male / Leuan A. Hughes
  • Disorders of mineral homeostasis in the newborn, infant, child, and adolescent / Allen W. Root, Frank B. Diamond, Jr.
  • Autoimmune polyglandular syndromes / Michael J. Haller, William E. Winter, Desmond A. Schatz
  • Disorders of energy balance / Robert H. Lustig, Ram Weiss
  • Lipid disorders in children and adolescents / Sarah C. Couch, Stephen Daniels
  • Laboratory methods in pediatric endocrinology / Robert Rapaport [and others].