Type 1 Diabetes: Etiology and Treatment

by Mark A. Sperling

Book Overview

A concise survey by physicians and researchers of the latest thinking about the causes of diabetes and the best approaches to treating its acute and chronic complications. The authors pay special attention to explaining the molecular basis of diabetes and its complications, as well as to the many recent developments in whole pancreas and islet cell transplantation, including the means for avoiding the rejection of transplanted islets.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896039315
• ISBN13: 9780896039315
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 593 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 11.3"