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Description
An integrated textbook on the endocrine system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, together with enough clinical material for the first two years of the course.
Key Features
Concise text covers the core anatomy and physiology in an integrated manner as presented in the new courses - this integrated treatment is not available elsewhere
Coverage of the necessary basic science is clinically driven - a clinical case is used to derive the learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter
Final section of the book gives a concise coverage of the major diseases of the system and their diagnosis and treatment - this will equip students for the contact with patients which will occur from their first term onwards
Structure of the book encourages learning -
objectives defined at the beginning of each chapter
self assessment questions at end of chapter
Attractive, open two colour page design
Reasonable price makes series as a whole affordable
Contents
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Author Information
By Joy Hinson, BSc, PhD, DSc, Reader in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Dean for Postgraduate Studies, Deputy Dean for Student Affairs, Internal Lead QM Research Ethics Committee, Centre for Endocrinology, WHRI, John Vane Science Centre, Barts and the London, Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK; Peter Raven, BSc, PhD, MBBS, MRCP, MRCPsych, ILTM, Faculty Tutor (Biomedical Sciences), UCL; Director, Metabolic & Clinical Trials Unit, Royal Free & University College Medical School, UCL; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden & Islington Mental Health Trust, London, UK; and Shern L. Chew, BSc, MD, FRCP, Professor of Endocrine Medicine, Consultant Physician, Department of Endocrinology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK