Osteoporosis : a guide for health-care professionals / Anne Sutcliffe.

By:

Sutcliffe, Anne

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Whurr, c2006.Description: viii, 124 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780470019672 (pbk.) :
9780470019672

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

616.716 SUT

Contents:

Summary: This text explains the significant advances in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. Beginning with descriptions of the pathogenesis of osteoporosis and secondary osteoporosis, and the development of fractures, it emphasizes the importance of prevention as well as treatment of this disease.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	616.716 SUT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		200446

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Pathogenesis of osteoporosis--2. Secondary osteoporosis--3. Osteoporosis and fractures--4. Lifestyle factors and osteoporosis--5. Diagnosis of osteoporosis--6. Treatment of osteoporosis--7. Service provision.

This text explains the significant advances in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. Beginning with descriptions of the pathogenesis of osteoporosis and secondary osteoporosis, and the development of fractures, it emphasizes the importance of prevention as well as treatment of this disease.