Osteoporosis in Asia
Subtitle: Crossing the Frontiers
Contributors: E. M. C. Lau (Editor); S. C. Ho (Editor); S. Leung (Editor); J. Woo (Editor)
Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
Published: December 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9789810227302
Subjects: Anatomy; Diseases & disorders; Endocrinology; Metabolism; Orthopaedics & fractures; Public health & preventive medicine; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Medical; Science/Mathematics; Diseases - General; Osteoporosis; Asia; Medical / Nursing; Orthopedics; Diseases
First sentence: Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by low bone mineral density, microarchitectural deterioration of bony tissue, and a consequent increase in fracture risk.1