Osteoporosis : Diagnosis and Management /

• Other Authors: Stovall, Dale W.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, [2013]
• Subjects: Osteoporosis.; Osteoporosis > Diagnosis.; Osteoporosis > Therapy.; Risk factors.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.; MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.; MEDICAL > Diseases.; MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.; MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.; Osteoporosis > diagnosis.; Osteoporosis > therapy.; Electronic books.

Osteoporosis is a growing major public health problem that impacts many women and men. In the US alone, it is estimated that 10 million Americans have osteoporosis and another 34 million have low bone mass. Both of these conditions put patients at increased risk for fracture. This book takes a "...