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Osteoporosis Pathophysiology and Clinical Management /
Osteoporosis is a widespread disorder with significant worldwide health and economic impact. In the second edition of the highly successful Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management, new editor Robert A. Adler, MD, uses the same approach as the first edition, pairing a chapter on the bas...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Totowa, NJ :
Humana Press : Imprint: Humana,
2010.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. 2010. |
| Colección: | Contemporary Endocrinology,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Determinants of peak bone mass acquisition
- 2. Bone mineral assessment of the axial skeleton: technical aspects
- 3. New imaging techniques for bone
- 4. The clinical role of bone density scans in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis
- 5. Biochemical markers of bone turnover - basic biochemistry and variability
- 6. Biochemical markers of bone turnover - clinical aspects
- 7. Biomechanics of bone
- 8. Mechanical influences on bone mass and morphology
- 9. Exercise in the prevention of osteoporosis-related fractures
- 10. The physiology of and cell biology of calcium transport in relation to the development of osteoporosis
- 11. Calcium, bone, and life
- 12. Basic aspects of Vitamin D nutrition
- 13. Clinical aspects of the use of vitamin D and its metabolites in osteoporosis
- 14. The basic biology of estrogen and bone
- 15. Estrogens and Estrogen Agonists/Antagonists
- 16. Androgen action in bone: basic cellular and molecular aspects
- 17. Androgens actions on bone - clinical aspects
- 18. Salmon calcitonin: an update on its clinical utility in osteoporosis
- 19. Bisphosphonate mechanisms of action
- 20. Bisphosphonates - treatment of osteoporosis
- 21. Basic aspects of parathyroid hormone in skeletal health
- 22. Clinical use of parathyroid hormone in osteoporosis
- 23. Screening for osteoporosis
- 24. Osteoporosis in men
- 25. Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
- 26. Transplantation osteoporosis
- 27. Treatment compliance and adherence.