Werner & Ingbar's the Thyroid
Author | : Sidney C. Werner |
Publisher | : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Total Pages | : 1200 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 0781750474 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780781750479 |
Rating | : 4/5 (479 Downloads) |
Download or read book Werner & Ingbar's the Thyroid written by Sidney C. Werner and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated for its Ninth Edition, this classic text provides comprehensive coverage of every aspect of thyroid anatomy, development, biochemistry, physiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of all thyroid disorders. This edition has a more international group of contributors and new chapters on mortality in thyroid disease, oncogenes, radioiodine treatments for carcinoma, trophoblastic tumors, and subacute and acute infectious thyroiditis. Chapters address clinical controversies regarding subclinical hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. The section on laboratory assessment of thyroid function has been reorganized for easier look-up of function tests.