This comprehensive text is unique in its compilation of experiences
in addressing the global diabetes epidemic and description of
diverse worldwide prevention initiatives. Background chapters
describe the diagnosis and definition of diabetes, the
epidemiology, pathophysiology of prediabetes as well as clinical
trial evidence for diabetes prevention and treatment. Furthermore,
the critical role of government in formulating a global health
agenda, policy perspectives for European initiatives, the
importance of nutritional policies for diabetes prevention as well
as the development of the necessary capacity and infrastructure for
diabetes prevention are described. Given the prevalence of diabetes
in South Asians and migrants, one chapter focuses on risk factors
and prevention of diabetes in these communities. Other chapters
detail local and regional approaches covering a truly global span:
United States, Latin America, Europe, India, Turkey, (Siberia)
Russia, the Middle East and North Africa, South Africa, Israel,
East Asia and Australia.Authored by academic experts in
endocrinology and diabetes and global leaders in epidemiology and
public health, this landmark text is an authoritative reference for
a diverse audience including government, public health and policy
experts and researchers, academicians, healthcare professionals,
endocrinologists and clinicians interested in prediabetes and
diabetes prevention, graduate students and faculty in public and
global health graduate programs, epidemiologists, nutritionists,
sociologists and those in translational medicine. Readers will
broaden their awareness of the prevailing and burgeoning diabetes
epidemic and the remarkably creative worldwide prevention
initiatives undertaken to address the seemingly insurmountable
inherent challenges posed by this global health care crisis. The
text is an attestation to the wonderful potential for enormous
human collaboration and achievement when communal organizations,
governments at local, regional and national levels, researchers,
the medical and public health communities, and nutrition experts
join with global citizenry in confronting one of the most
significant healthcare challenges witnessed in this century.
General
| Imprint: |
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
Singapore |
| Release date: |
September 2014 |
| First published: |
August 2014 |
| Editors: |
Michael Bergman
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
500 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-981-4603-30-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Clinical & internal medicine >
Endocrinology >
Diabetes
|
| LSN: |
981-4603-30-9 |
| Barcode: |
9789814603300 |
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