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MANUAL OF
ENDOCRINOLOGY AND
METABOLISM
Fifth Edition
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MANUAL OF
ENDOCRINOLOGY AND
METABOLISM
Fifth Edition Editor Norman Lavin, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACE Clinical Professor of Endocrinology and Pediatrics Director of Clinical Education in Endocrinology UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, California Director of Medical Education Providence Tarzana Regional Medical Center Tarzana, California Editor-in-Chief: “Growth, Growth Hormone, IGF-1, and Metabolism” London, England
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Printed in China Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Lavin, Norman, editor.
Title: Manual of endocrinology and metabolism / [edited by] Norman Lavin,
M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.E., Clinical Professor of Endocrinology and Pediatrics, Director of Clinical Education in Endocrinology, UCLA School
of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; editor-in-chief: Growth, Growth
Hormone, IGF-1, and Metabolism, London, England; director of the Diabetes Care Center and Director of Medical Education, Providence Tarzana Regional Medical Center, Tarzana, California.Description: Fifth edition. | Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018000484 | eISBN 9781975107314
Subjects: LCSH: Endocrinology—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Endocrine glands—Diseases—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Metabolism—Disorders—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Classification: LCC RC648 | M365 2019 | DDC 616.4—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018000484
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