Obesity The Medical Practitioner's Essential Guide /

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This book is the most current, comprehensive medical text focusing specifically on obesity and its related syndromes and diseases. This text takes the newest science and latest research about obesity and renders the information imminently readable and immediately useful to the medical practitioner c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Blackstone, Robin P. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Subjects:
Surgery.
Family medicine.
Public health administration.
Nursing.
General Surgery.
General Practice and Family Medicine.
Health Administration.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Epidemiology, Measurement, and Cost of Obesity
  • Prejudice, Discrimination, and the Preferred Approach to the Patient with Obesity
  • The Biology of Weight Regulation and Genetic Resetting(TM)
  • The Biology of Adipose Tissue
  • Obesity Related Diseases and Syndromes: Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Syndrome
  • Obesity Related Diseases and Syndromes: Cancer, Endocrine Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Pseudotumor Cerebri, and Disordered Sleep
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Fundamentals of Diet, Exercise, and Behavior Modification
  • The Assessment of the Adult Patient with Overweight and Obesity
  • Beyond Traditional Management: The Use of Medications in the Treatment of Obesity
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Population Health Management of Obesity.

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