Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

2. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-19-878633-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 100 mm x 176 mm, Gewicht: 224 g

Reihe: Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Paediatrics

Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes looks at issues in children arising from either deficient or excessive production of hormones; chemical messengers secreted into the blood stream from specialised glands. It contains information on endocrine glands, diabetes and its management, and clinical problems such as short stature, puberty and obesity.

Written by two senior clinicians, the fully revised second edition offers evidence-based guidance to practitioners in the field. With bullet points, illustrations and clinical tips, the information in this comprehensive handbook is easy to access. Presented in pocket size, this it is the ideal source to have on the ward.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Butler, Gary

Kirk, Jeremy

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pädiatrie, Neonatologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Diabetologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Endokrinologie

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Gary Butler is a Consultant in Paediatric & Adolescent Medicine and Endocrinology at University College Hospital in London and holds an Honorary Personal Clinical. He has established an adolescent endocrine service at UCLH, and is the Chair of the ESPE Gender Dysphoria Working Group. In 2018, he was the host of the first ESPE Science Symposium on 'The Science of Gender'.

Professor Jeremy Kirk has published over 140 peer reviewed articles, chapters and books. He is a Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, an Honorary Professor University of Birmingham and University of Wolverhampton, as well as Clinical Director NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN), West Midlands.