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Record Nr.

UNISA996339119003316

Autore

Woolf A.D

Titolo

Osteoporosis [[electronic resource] ] : An Atlas of Investigation and Management

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2008

ISBN

1-281-96449-2

9786611964498

1-84692-535-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AkessonKristina

Disciplina

616.716

Soggetti

Fractures -- pathology -- Atlases

Osteoporosis -- Atlases

Osteoporosis -- pathology -- Atlases

Osteoporosis -- therapy -- Atlases

Musculoskeletal System Diseases

Medicine

Health & Biological Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: What is osteoporosis?; Chapter 2: Epidemiology, risk,and risk factors; Chapter 3: How to assess and monitor osteoporosis and risk of fracture; Chapter 4: Management of osteoporosis; Chapter 5: Osteoporosis inclinical care; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Osteoporosis is a devastating disorder with significant physical and psychosocial consequences. One in three women and one in 12 men over the age of 50 in the UK already suffer from osteoporosis, and every three minutes it is estimated that someone has a fracture due to this disease. However, due to the remarkable progress in the scientific understanding of its causes, diagnosis, and treatment, this disease is now largely preventable. Osteoporosis: an Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis is a pictoral reference book designed to help doctors understand, prevent and overcome osteoporosis. This p