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Book review
Pediatric Endocrinology.
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Pediatric Endocrinology. Edited by Mark A Sperling. (Pp 614; £68 hardback.) W B Saunders, 1996. ISBN 0-7216-5522-X.
The practice of paediatric endocrinology is the struggle to maintain physiology and constancy of physical development, sexual maturation, metabolic rate, plasma electrolytes, serum calcium, and glucose concentrations. To some, the objectives may seem mundane, but their attainment can at times be extraordinarily difficult. Contemporary paediatric endocrinologists need to know the link between clinical syndromes and the underlying …