Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis, Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes and its Complications (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789533075976)

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.

Author: Mark Zimering
ISBN-10: 953307597X
ISBN-13: 9789533075976
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 08/29/2011
Pages: 458
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.04lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.00d