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Surveys the current understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis, for specialists and nonspecialists. Coverage includes the bone remodeling system, endocrinology and biochemistry of the disease, assessment of bone mass, risk prediction, and use of biochemical markers of bone turnover. Reviews causes of the disease and the influence of sex, age, and concurrent disease, as well as lifestyle factors, and discusses prevention and treatment issues such as population-based interventions and emerging drug treatments. -- Copyright © 1999 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR All rights reserved

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University of Sheffield, U.K. Clinical text on the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis for students and clinicians. Emphasis on early diagnosis. DNLM: Osteoporosis - etiology.

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The book contains predominantly color illustrations, with some black-and-white illustrations.

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Surveys the current understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis, for specialists and nonspecialists. Coverage includes the bone remodeling system, endocrinology and biochemistry of the disease, assessment of bone mass, risk prediction, and use of biochemical markers of bone turnover. Reviews causes of the disease and the influence of sex, age, and concurrent disease, as well as lifestyle factors, and discusses prevention and treatment issues such as population-based interventions and emerging drug treatments. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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