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• Title:Osteoporosis : diagnosis, prevention, therapy : a practical guide for all physicians--from pediatrics to geriatrics / Reiner Bartl, Bertha Frisch.
  
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• Author/Creator:Bartl, R. (Reiner)
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Frisch, B. (Bertha)
  
• Published/Created:Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2004.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WE250 .B375 2004
    
  • Number of Items:2
    
  • Status:c.1 Lost - 10-14-2020
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Osteoporosis.
  Osteoporosis--Prevention.
  
• Medical Subjects: Osteoporosis--prevention & control.
  Bone Density.
  Diphosphonates--therapeutic use.
  Hormone Replacement Therapy.
  Risk Factors.
  
• Description:xiv, 243 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:3540404996 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:1. Osteoporosis : an epidemic of overwhelming proportions!
  2. Bone : a fascinating organ
  3. Definition of osteoporosis
  4. Subgroups of osteoporosis : from different points of view
  5. Recognition of risk factors
  6. Clinical investigations in osteoporosis
  7. Bone mineral density (BMD) : the crucial diagnostic parameter
  8. Laboratory investigations in osteoporosis : are they needed?
  9. Preventive care for lifelong healthy bones
  10. How to treat osteoporosis
  11. First and foremost : management of pain
  12. Calcium and vitamin D : the skeleton's best friends
  13. Hormones for replacement : a matter of re-evaluation
  14. Bisphosphonates : the success story in osteoporosis
  15. Raloxifene : a potent selective oestrogen receptor modulator (SERM)
  16. Parathormone : a promising osteoanabolic agent
  17. Additional medications
  18. Osteoporotic fractures can be treated successfully but should now be avoided
  19. Osteoporosis : men are also victims, but with a time lag
  20. Osteoporosis : even more harmful in children
  21. Osteoporosis : a danger lurking in all medical disciplines
  22. Osteoporosis : many drugs are bone robbers
  23. Osteoporosis : unusual local manifestations.