ISBN-13: 9780415277266 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 140 str.
By presenting a succinct overview into the work of researchers struggling to find answers for 200 million diabetics world-wide, this book is a pocket reference essential for new researchers in a field where the number of those afflicted is expected to double, if not triple, in coming decades. The authors take you on a tour of the main highlights of diabetes research. Exploring the character and physiology of the disease, they discuss long-term complications and treatment strategies, review international learned societies and journals, supply practical insight into research on the frontline, and provide essential information on sources of research funds.