TY - BOOK AU - Sutcliffe,Anne TI - Osteoporosis: a guide for health-care professionals SN - 9780470019672 (pbk.) : U1 - 616.716 SUT PY - 2006/// CY - London PB - Whurr KW - Osteoporosis KW - Treatment KW - Health and Wellbeing KW - ukslc KW - Musculoskeletal medicine KW - thema N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -