02836nam 22006493u 450 99633911900331620230721033111.01-281-96449-297866119644981-84692-535-5(CKB)1000000000549937(EBL)380383(OCoLC)476208504(SSID)ssj0000216621(PQKBManifestationID)12042660(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216621(PQKBWorkID)10198773(PQKB)10339128(MiAaPQ)54763(EXLCZ)99100000000054993720130418d2008|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrOsteoporosis[electronic resource] An Atlas of Investigation and ManagementOxford Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd20081 online resource (166 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-904392-26-1 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; IndexOsteoporosis 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 pFractures -- pathology -- AtlasesOsteoporosis -- AtlasesOsteoporosis -- pathology -- AtlasesOsteoporosis -- therapy -- AtlasesMusculoskeletal System DiseasesHILCCMedicineHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCFractures -- pathology -- Atlases.Osteoporosis -- Atlases.Osteoporosis -- pathology -- Atlases.Osteoporosis -- therapy -- Atlases.Musculoskeletal System DiseasesMedicineHealth & Biological Sciences616.716Woolf A.D1019062Akesson Kristina1019063AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK996339119003316Osteoporosis2400550UNISA