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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lane, Nancy E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Edición:1st Oxford U.P. pbk. ed.
Temas:
Osteoporosis > Popular works.
Ostéoporose > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
MEDICAL > Orthopedics.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Musculoskeletal.
MEDICAL > Rheumatology.
Osteoporosis
Popular works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Understanding osteoporosis
  • Understanding the life cycle of bone
  • Who is at risk of developing osteoporosis?
  • How do we diagnose osteoporosis?
  • Bone fractures and osteoporosis
  • Do men get osteoporosis?
  • Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
  • Prevention of osteoporosis and management of menopause with hormone replacement therapy
  • Medications other than hormones to prevent and treat osteoporosis
  • The role of vitamin D
  • Exercise, bone health, and osteoporosis
  • Bone-building agents : are there any "magic bullets"?
  • Prevention and treatment of secondary osteoporosis
  • Treating the pains and problems of osteoporosis.

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