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This text aims to provide the medical student with a concise yet readable account of the basic mechanisms of endocrinology and of how endocrine disorders present themselves in patients. Emphasis is on the clinical relevance of endocrinology and on the most frequently encountered disorders. This edition has been completely rewritten and is illustrated with graphs, line illustrations, photographs and tables. It covers the causes, inheritance, presentation, diagnosis, investigation and treatment of endocrine disorders.