The Complexity of Adolescent Obesity
The Complexity of Adolescent Obesity

Author: Peter D. Vash

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-12-22

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1498717004

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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.The research contained in this valuable compendium offers a much-needed perspective on one of the most dangerous health crises our world faces today: obesity. Obesity has become an epidemic, a fact frequently discussed in the media, with many references to both childhood and adult obesity. These

An Update on Glomerulopathies
An Update on Glomerulopathies

Author: Sharma Prabhakar

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2011-11-02

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 9533076739

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An Update on Glomerulopathies - Clinical and Treatment Aspects is a systemic overview of recent advances in clinical aspects and therapeutic options in major syndromes of glomerular pathology. The book contains twenty four chapters divided conveniently into five sections. The first section deals with primary glomerulopathies, and the second section is devoted to glomerulopathies complicating infectious conditions. The third section deals with systemic autoimmune disorders and vasculitides which constitute major causes of glomerular disease and often renal failure. The fourth section includes chapters discussing the glomerular involvement in some major metabolic and systemic conditions. The final section has chapters which relate to some general aspects of glomerular diseases. This book will form an excellent reference tool for practicing and academic nephrology community.