Methods in Diabetes Research: Clinical Methods v. 2

The aim of Methods in Diabetes Research is to provide ready access to the wide array of investigative techniques applicable to research in this area. The first volume, published in three parts, was devoted to laboratory techniques. The present volume deals with clinical methods. It is divided into three parts, i.e. pathophysiology, therapy and complications with a total of 35 contributions by eminent workers in the field. In many areas of clinical research, adequate methods do not exist, and included in this volume are discussions on the kinds of methods needed and the difficulties inherent in their development. In addition, several contributions go into considerable detail describing the problems of dealing with human subjects and hospital administrators. Although not usually considered 'scientific' these issues often limit the productivity of clinical investigations.