The thyroid sourcebook

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ISBN: 9780071597265 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 0071597263 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9780071597265 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 0071597263 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 661184550X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9786611845506 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xix, 247 p.) : ill.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2009.

General Note:	"Includes the latest information on symptoms, treatments, and nutrition"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-234) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Meet your thyroid gland : a beautiful butterfly -- Slowing down : hypothyroidism -- Speeding up : thyrotoxicosis and hyperthyroidism -- Thyroiditis : inflammation of the thyroid gland -- Thyroid nodules : lumps in the thyroid gland -- Thyroid cancer : a beginner's guide -- Complications, other conditions, and comorbidities : when other stuff happens, too -- Thyroid disease and new life : fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and neonatal issues -- Hot stuff : a beginner's guide to radioactive iodine -- Helping the medicine go down : thyroid hormone replacement and other medications -- What to eat : diet, nutrition, and thyroid disease -- Complementary activities and therapies : when you need a massage -- Appendix A. How to assess thyroid books, websites, and other resources -- Appendix B. Legitimate thyroid resources from patients.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.