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Edited by John E. Morley and Stanley G. Korenman. 567 pp., illustrated. Boston, Blackwell Scientific, 1992. $124.95. ISBN 0-86542-148-X.

This book appears to have two goals. The first is to supply physicians with useful information that allows them to recognize common endocrine conditions in older patients and special problems in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in this population. The second goal is to provide an up-to-date summary of geriatric endocrine and metabolic research.

The first goal is addressed in the chapters focusing on growth hormone, thyroid, and adrenal disorders in the elderly. Vitamin D, parathyroid conditions, and bone metabolism are considered in depth, with special attention given to osteoporosis and Paget's disease. The attention then shifts to gonadal . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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