Editor-in-Chief:
Francis Glorieux, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University; Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, University of Montreal;
Director of Research, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, QC Canada
Edited by
John Pettifor, University of the Witwatersrand and Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Gauteng, SOUTH AFRICA
Harald Juppner, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA U.S.A
Description
Pediatric Bone is the first book to be published to deal exclusively with the biology and diseases of bone as they affect
children. Rapid advances have been made in our understanding of the mechanisms and factors controlling the growth and development of
bone, and these are discussed in detail in this book. Further, the various diseases of bone which are peculiar to children are highlighted
and discussed in the light of our current knowledge with regard to the causation, clinical signs and treatment. The book is aimed to
provide those clinicians interested in children's diseases and basic scientists with a comprehensive resource covering the various aspects
of bone health and disease in children
Audience:
Endocrinologists, bone biologists and biochemists, pediatricians, orthopedic surgeons and radiologists
