Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis, Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes and its Complications

Mark Zimering

ISBN 10: 953307597X / ISBN 13: 9789533075976

Published by Intechopen Aug 2011, 2011

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Type 2 diabetes 'mellitus' affects nearly 120 million persons worldwide- and according to the World Health Organization this number is expected to double by the year 2030. Owing to a rapidly increasing disease prevalence, the medical, social and economic burdens associated with the microvascular and macrovascular complications of type 2 diabetes are likely to increase dramatically in the coming decades. In this volume, leading contributors to the field review the pathogenesis, treatment and management of type 2 diabetes and its complications. They provide invaluable insight and share their discoveries about potentially important new techniques for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetic complications. 456 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis, Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes and its Complications
• Publisher: Intechopen Aug 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 953307597X
• ISBN 13: 9789533075976
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 266W x 185H x 36D millimeters 266 millimeters width by 185 millimeters height by 36 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1193 grams

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Type 2 diabetes "mellitus" affects nearly 120 million persons worldwide- and according to the World Health Organization this number is expected to double by the year 2030. Owing to a rapidly increasing disease prevalence, the medical, social and economic burdens associated with the microvascular and macrovascular complications of type 2 diabetes are likely to increase dramatically in the coming decades. In this volume, leading contributors to the field review the pathogenesis, treatment and management of type 2 diabetes and its complications. They provide invaluable insight and share their discoveries about potentially important new techniques for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetic complications.