Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease E-Book: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features, Volume 1

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Elsevier Health Sciences, May 3, 2010 - Medical - 2544 pages

Make optimal use of the newest techniques, technologies, and treatments with Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease - the indispensable information source in this broad field! Edited by Mark Feldman, MD, Lawrence S. Friedman, MD, and Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, this 9th Edition equips you with the amassed knowledge of hundreds of respected authorities from around the world, helping you to overcome all of your most complex clinical challenges and make the most effective use of the newest techniques, technologies, and treatments. Significant updates on bariatric surgery, Barrett's esophagus, and many other evolving areas keep your practice current. Full-text online access includes downloadable illustrations and links to reference abstracts. The result remains the indispensable core reference in gastroenterology and hepatology.

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Contents

SECTION II Nutrition in Gastroenterology
45
SECTION III Symptoms Signs and Biopsychosocial Issues
149
SECTION IV Topics Involving Multiple Organs
351
SECTION V Esophagus
663
SECTION VI Stomach and Duodenum
771
SECTION VII Pancreas
907
SECTION VIII Biliary Tract
1043
Index
i
Dedication
1177
Contributors
1179
Foreword
1189
Preface
1191
Table of contents
1193
SECTION IX Liver
1199
SECTION X Small and Large Intestine
1613
SECTION XI Palliative Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2275

Instructions for online access
1172
Sleisenger and Fordtrans Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease
1175
Copyright page
1176
Index
i
Instructions for online access
xci
Copyright

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Bibliographic information

TitleSleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease E-Book: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features, Volume 1
Expert consult premium
AuthorsMark Feldman, Lawrence S. Friedman, Lawrence J. Brandt
Edition9
PublisherElsevier Health Sciences, 2010
ISBN1437727670, 9781437727678
Length2544 pages
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