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The osteoporosis book /
Osteoporosis currently affects 25 million people in the United States, and as the baby boomers enter their fifties, this bone-weakening disease is poised to strike millions more. Because of this disease, many older people will suffer from a bone fracture at some point, and far too many of these frac...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2001.
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| Edición: | 1st Oxford U.P. pbk. ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Osteoporosis currently affects 25 million people in the United States, and as the baby boomers enter their fifties, this bone-weakening disease is poised to strike millions more. Because of this disease, many older people will suffer from a bone fracture at some point, and far too many of these fractures will result in permanent disability. The good news is that this devastating "silent epidemic" is entirely preventable, and in The Osteoporosis Book, readers of all ages will find everything they need to know to slow, stop, and even reverse the bone loss that causes this crippling di |
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| Notas: | Originally published: 1999. "A guide for patients and their families"--Cover |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 206 pages) : illustrations, charts |
| Premios: | Listed in the H.W. Wilson Public Library Core Collection, 2008 |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198027577 0198027575 |