Osteoporosis
Subtitle: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management (Contemporary Endocrinology)
Contributors: Eric S. Orwoll (Editor); Michael Bliziotes (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: August 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 636
ISBN-13: 9780896039339
Subjects: Diseases & disorders; Orthopaedics & fractures; Osteoporosis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Medical / Nursing; Medical; therapy; Pathophysiology; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Orthopedics; Medical / Orthopedics; physiopathology
First sentence: Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by an inadequate amount and/or faulty structure of bone, resulting in fractures from relatively minor trauma.