I dedicate this book to all people living with endocrine and metabolic problems and the healthcare professionals who look after them. I also dedicate this book to my family, especially wife Marcia and parents Enid and Sid, without whose continued support and encouragement the book would never have been started never mind finished!
Edited by
Consultant in Acute and General Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology
Honorary Professor of Medicine
National Health Service, UK
Professor of Medicine
MBRU College of Medicine
Dubai Healthcare City
Dubai, UAE
Second Edition
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Names: Matfin, Glenn, editor.
Title: Endocrine and metabolic medical emergencies : a clinician's guide /
[edited] by Glenn Matfin.
Description: Second edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2018. | Includes
bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2017049999 (print) | LCCN 2017050741 (ebook) | ISBN
9781119374763 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119374756 (epub) | ISBN 9781119374732
(cloth)
Subjects: | MESH: Endocrine System Diseases | Metabolic Diseases | Emergency
Treatment
Classification: LCC RC649 (ebook) | LCC RC649 (print) | NLM WK 140 | DDC
616.4–dc23
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