Dr. Hammer has assembled an international list of authors who fully update the topic of chronic diarrhea, from examining the causes of diarrhea (and the appropriate treatments) to various diagnostic tools. Among the topics covered are bacterial flora as a cause or treatment, the value of fecal analysis in the evaluation, circulating secretagogues, functional diarrhea, celiac disease, chronic inflammatory diseases, diarrhea as a symptom of food intolerance, immunosuppression and immune-deficiency, and chronic diarrhea in the developing world.

About the Author
Medical University of Graz, Austria


Book Information
ISBN 9781455738649
Author Heinz F. Hammer
Format Hardback
Page Count 960
Imprint W B Saunders Co Ltd
Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences
Weight(grams) 450g