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Systemic Corticosteroids for Inflammatory Disorders in Pediatrics
Rolando . Ed(S): Cimaz
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Description for Systemic Corticosteroids for Inflammatory Disorders in Pediatrics
Hardback. Editor(s): Cimaz, Rolando. Num Pages: 190 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJM; MJW; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 449.
This comprehensive volume provides current state of the art of the use of corticosteroids in the pediatric patient. It consists of 14 chapters written by leading authors from different countries. The first chapters cover historical notes, general concepts on treatment with corticosteroids with regard to indications and side effects, and basic pharmacologic properties of these compounds. The rest of the book is devoted to the specific use of steroids in the different pediatric subspecialties. Despite advances with newer effective immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids still remain the mainstay of therapy for many disorders. Leading authors in their field have summarized ... Read more
This comprehensive volume provides current state of the art of the use of corticosteroids in the pediatric patient. It consists of 14 chapters written by leading authors from different countries. The first chapters cover historical notes, general concepts on treatment with corticosteroids with regard to indications and side effects, and basic pharmacologic properties of these compounds. The rest of the book is devoted to the specific use of steroids in the different pediatric subspecialties. Despite advances with newer effective immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids still remain the mainstay of therapy for many disorders. Leading authors in their field have summarized ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319160559
SKU
V9783319160559
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Rolando . Ed(S): Cimaz
Rolando Cimaz is Head of the Pediatric Rheumatology Unit at Meyer Children's Hopital in Florence, Italy and is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Florence, Italy. He graduated from Milan University in Italy in 1987, is a specialist in Pediatrics (1991) and in Rheumatology (2003) and did his Fellowship in Pediatric Rheumatology in Dallas, Texas, USA, in ... Read more
Reviews for Systemic Corticosteroids for Inflammatory Disorders in Pediatrics
“An international team of experts review in 14 chapters the present state of the art in the use of corticosteroids in children and adolescents. … For all pediatricians, pediatric supraspecialties incl. endocrinologists.” (Zvi Laron, Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 13 (4), June, 2016)