2. Edition - September 2008
189.- Euro
2008. 720 Pages, Hardcover
- Professional Book -
ISBN-10: 0-470-01727-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-01727-2 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus provides a unique, overall assessment of diabetes prevalence with detailed discussion of the impact of the disease in all geographic regions, including Africa, South-East Asia, India, China, and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition reflects recent developments in the field, including new chapters on prevention, screening, obesity, nutrition, antipsychotic treatment, and the impact of HIV infection. The book will appeal to clinical endocrinologists, diabetologists, epidemiologists, geneticists, pediatricians, public health scientists, graduate medical students, nurses, dietitians, nutritionists, and GPs.

From the contents
About the Editors.

Contributors.

Foreword.

Acknowledgments.

1: Introduction.

2: The Clinical Syndrome and the Biochemical Definition.

3: Diagnosis and Classification.

4: Epidemiology of Metabolic Syndrome.

5: Obesity and Diabetes.

6: Methodology for Physical Activity Assessment.

7: Epidemiology of Nutrition and Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology and Environmental Factors.

8: Genetic Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes.

9: Epidemiologic Aspects of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Europe.

10: The Burden of Diabetes and its Complications in theMiddle East and Eastern Mediterranean Region.

11: Epidemiology of Diabetes in Africa.

12: Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus in Latin America.

13: Diabetes in the Caribbean . . . an Epidemiological Review!.

14: Japan.

15: Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus in China.

16: Epidemiology of Diabetes in South East Asia.

17: The Epidemiology of Diabetes in Pacific Island Populations.

18: Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes in North America.

19: Non-Caucasian North American Populations: Native Americans.

20: Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes in Hispanic North Americans.

21: Non-Caucasian North American Populations: African Americans.

22: Epidemiology of Diabetes in Asian North Americans.

23: Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents.

24: Global Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes.

25: Epidemiology of Childhood Diabetes Mellitus in Non-Caucasian Populations.

26: Genetic Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

27: Recent Trends in Screening and Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes.

28: Non pharmacological Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.

29: Pharmacological Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.

30: The Epidemiology of Eye Diseases in Diabetes.

31: The Epidemiology of Diabetic Kidney Disease.

32: Epidemiology of Large-vessel Disease in Diabetes: Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke.

33: The Epidemiology of Peripheral Vascular Disease.

34: Epidemiology of Diabetic Neuropathy.

35: Epidemiology of Acute Complications: Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State and Hypoglycemia.

36: Mortality and Life Expectancy Associated with Diabetes.

37: Economic Costs.

38: Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Global Perspective.

39: Antipsychotic Therapies and Glucose Dysregulation in the Mental Illness Population.

40: Diabetes, Insulin Resistance and Glucose Metabolism in HIV Infection and its Treatment.

Index.