The Osteoporotic Syndrome: Detection, Prevention, and Treatment (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780120687053)

Metabolic bone degeneration (osteoporosis) affects millions of people--primarily postmenopausal women--and is directly responsible for debilitating hip, vertebral, and limb fractures in the elderly. Incorporating advances made within just the past five years, The Osteoporotic Syndrome: Detection, Prevention, and Treatment serves as an up-to-date, practical guide to the major clinical aspects of osteoporosis. The text is liberally illustrated with detailed figures. As a resource for the clinician dealing with metabolic bone degeneration, this book represents an excellent source of information on the diagnosis and day-to-day management of osteoporosis.

Author: Louis V. Avioli
ISBN-10: 0120687054
ISBN-13: 9780120687053
Publisher: Academic Press
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2000
Pages: 205
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.14h x 5.97w x 0.42d