ABC of obesity / edited by Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean.

Date:
2007
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About this work

Publication/Creation

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub. : BMJ Books, 2007.

Physical description

ix, 50 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.

Contents

Obesity--time to wake up / David Haslam, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean -- Assessment of obesity and its clinical implications / Thang S. Han, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean -- Management : part I--behaviour change, diet, and activity / Alison Avenell, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean -- Management : part II--drugs / Mike Lean, Nick Finer -- Management : part III--surgery / John G. Kral -- Strategies for preventing obesity / Mike Lean, Jose Lara, James O. Hill -- Risk factors for diabetes and coronary heart disease / Sarah H. Wild, Christopher D. Byrne -- Obesity and vascular disease / Debbie A. Lawlor, Mike Lean, Naveed Sattar -- Obesity and cancer / Donald C. McMillan ... [et al.] -- Obesity and reproduction / Jane E. Ramsay, Ian Greer, Naveed Sattar -- Childhood obesity / John J. Reilly, David Wilson -- Obesity--can we turn the tide? / Mike Lean ... [et al.].

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WD210 2007A13
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781405136747
  • 140513674X