Editors:
- Evidence-based, state-of-the-art update on the physiological control of body weight and the pathophysiology of obesity
- Authoritative, practical advice on a full range of issues central to clinical management of obesity
- Written by a panel of highly acclaimed experts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Physiology and Pathophysiology
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Front Matter
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Clinical Management
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Front Matter
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About this book
Reviews
From the book reviews:
“This update of a 2007 book on the clinical management of obese patients incorporates some of the recent discoveries and medical therapies. The purpose is to address the physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management of obesity. It is written for healthcare practitioners in all specialties who care for these patients.” (Meltem Zeytinoglu, Doody’s Book Reviews, January, 2015)Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA
Robert F. Kushner
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Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA
Daniel H. Bessesen
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Treatment of the Obese Patient
Editors: Robert F. Kushner, Daniel H. Bessesen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1203-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-1202-5
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5520-6
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-1203-2
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XII, 336
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: General Practice / Family Medicine, Endocrinology, Pediatrics, Surgery