Karl G. Hofbauer, Ulrich Keller, Olivier Boss

Pharmacotherapy of Obesity

Options and Alternatives

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Primarily intended for physicians and health care professionals who are treating obese patients, this book explores current and future options for drug treatment of obesity puts them into perspective against available alternative treatments. Distinguished scientists and clinical investigators provide reviews of each individual topic, covering a wide range of subjects from pathophysiology of obesity to the benefits of weight loss. The core sections on pharmacotherapy deal with currently available drugs and drugs in pre-clinical development, complemented with sections on non-drug treatment and general therapeutic aspects to provide an integrated view of therapeutic approaches to the treatment of obesity and its associated syndromes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1135g
• ISBN-13: 9780415303217
• ISBN-10: 0415303214
• Artikelnr.: 21561427

Autorenporträt

Hofbauer, Karl G.; Keller, Ulrich; Boss, Olivier

Inhaltsangabe

Primarily intended for physicians and health care professionals who are
treating obese patients, this book explores current and future options for
drug treatment of obesity puts them into perspective against available
alternative treatments. Distinguished scientists and clinical investigators
provide reviews of each individual topic, covering a wide range of subjects
from pathophysiology of obesity to the benefits of weight loss. The core
sections on pharmacotherapy deal with currently available drugs and drugs
in pre-clinical development, complemented with sections on non-drug
treatment and general therapeutic aspects to provide an integrated view of
therapeutic approaches to the treatment of obesity and its associated
syndromes.