Osteoporosis : a clinical guide

Author(s)

• Woolf, Anthony D. (Anthony Derek)
• Dixon, Allan St. J. (Allan St. John)

Bibliographic Information

Osteoporosis : a clinical guide

Anthony D. Woolf, Allan St. John Dixon

Martin Dunitz, 1998

2nd ed

Note

Previous ed.: 1988

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Retaining its emphasis on osteoporosis prevention, this text has been fully updated to include current information on bone biology and drug treatments, including bisphosphonates. Newer techniques such as the use of DXA for bone mineral measurements and MR and CT as diagnostic aids are discussed.

Table of Contents

1. Physiological Background 2. Osteoporosis: The Concepts 3. Methods of Ascertainment and Measurement of Osteoporosis 4. Clinical Presentations and Associations 5. Differential Diagnosis of Bone Pain and Fracture 6. Fractures in Osteoporosis 7. The Prevention of Osteoporosis and Fracture 8. The Menopause and HRT 9. Medical Treatment Other Than HRT

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Details

• NCID: BA41159738
• ISBN:
  • 1853172464
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 243 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 616.716
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Osteoporosis