| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 440 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Contemporary endocrinology |
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Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)
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| Contents |
Neuroregulation of appetite / Ofer Reizes, Stephen C. Benoit, and Deborah J. Clegg -- Gut peptides / Vian Amber and Stephen R. Bloom -- Endocannabanoids and energy homeostasis / Stephen C. Woods and Daniela Cota -- Obesity and adipokines / Nicole H. Rogers, Martin S. Obin, and Andrew S. Greenberg -- Free fatty acids, insulin resistance, and ectopic fat / David E. Kelley -- Critical importance of the perinatal period in the development of obesity / Barry E. Levin -- Measurement of body composition in obesity / Jennifer L. Kuk and Robert Ross -- Energy expenditure in obesity / Leanne M. Redman and Eric Ravussin -- Socioeconomics of obesity / Roland Sturm and Yuhua Bao -- Assessment of the obese patient / Daniel H. Bessesen -- Polycystic ovarian syndrome / Romana Dmitrovic and Richard S. Legro -- Weight management in diabetes prevention : translating the Diabetic Prevention Program into clinical practice / F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer -- Reductions in dietary energy density as a weight management strategy / Jenny H. Ledikwe [and others] -- Glycemic index, obesity, and diabetes / Cara B. Ebbeling and David S. Ludwig -- Low-carbohydrate diets / Angela P. Makris and Gary D. Foster -- Physical activity and obesity / John M. Jakicic [and others] --Motivational interviewing in medical settings : application to obesity conceptual issues and evidence review / Ken R. Resnicow and Abdul Shaikh -- Weight-loss drugs : current and on the horizon / George A. Bray and Frank L. Greenway -- Surgical approaches and outcomes : treatment of the obese patient / George L. Blackburn and Vivian M. Sanchez -- Managing micronutrient deficiencies in the bariatric surgical patient / Robert F. Kushner -- Lessons learned from the national weight control registry / James O. Hill [and others] -- Pediatric obesity / Lawrence D. Hammer |
| Summary |
Aims to inform clinicians of the advances in obesity research and provide a review of treatment issues and strategies. This book, divided into two sections, covers the discoveries in the physiological control of body weight and the pathophysiology of obesity; and a range of issues that are central to the clinical management of obese patient |
| Analysis |
geneeskunde |
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medicine |
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volksgezondheid |
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public health |
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suikerziekte |
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diabetes |
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endocrinologie |
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endocrinology |
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Medicine (General) |
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Geneeskunde (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Obesity.
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Obesity -- therapy
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Obesity
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MEDICAL -- Bariatrics.
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Obesity -- therapy.
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Obesity.
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Obesity
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kushner, Robert F., 1953-
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Bessesen, Daniel H., 1956-
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| ISBN |
9781597454001 |
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1597454001 |
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9781588297358 |
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1588297357 |
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1280972122 |
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9781280972126 |
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9786610972128 |
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6610972125 |
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