Fast Facts
- ISBN-10
- 1905832281
- ISBN-13
- 9781905832286
- Series
- Fast Facts
- Pages
- 98
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Author
- Juliet E. Compston
Description
Successful management of osteoporosis requires keen awareness of risk factors, screening technology and overall assessment of disease probability. Family physicians and all healthcare professionals play a key role in diagnosing, preventing and treating the disease. This new fifth edition highlights all of the recent developments in the diagnostic and therapeutic arena while maintaining all of the background sections that clarify the pathophysiology of osteoporosis and the hemostatic determinants of peak bone acquisition and maintenance.
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