Osteoporosis

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Surveys the current understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis, for specialists and nonspecialists. Coverage includes the bone remodeling system, endocrinology and biochemistry of the disease, assessment of bone mass, risk prediction, and use of biochemical markers of bone turnover. Reviews causes of the disease and the influence of sex, age, and concurrent disease, as well as lifestyle factors, and discusses prevention and treatment issues such as population-based interventions and emerging drug treatments. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.