Lipids and Lipid Disorders
Published in December 1990
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-0-397-44685-8 (ISBN)
Description
Intended for family practioners, junior hospital doctors and medical students, this pocket picture guide book provides an illustrated account of the importance of lipid control, epidemiology, definition and metabolism of lipids, clinical manifestations of lipid disorders, approaches to management (such as prevention through diet treatment) and drugs for treatment of high blood cholesterol. A slide atlas collection is available.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
180 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 108 mm
Weight
208 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-397-44685-8 (9780397446858)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Lipids - chemistry and classification; lipoproteins - structure and function; the key elements of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism; mode action of lipid lowering drugs; primary lipid disorders; secondary lipid disorders; lipids, liporoteins and vascular disease; why treat lipid disorders?; management of lipid disorders; laboratory investigation of lipid disorders.