The Aging Skeleton
Contributors: Clifford J. Rosen (Editor); Julie Glowacki (Editor); John P. Bilezikian (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: January 15, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 642
ISBN-13: 9780120986552
Subjects: Anatomy; Endocrinology; Geriatric medicine; Orthopaedics & fractures; Physiology; Aging (Biology); Medical / Nursing; Medical; Dentistry - General; Gerontology; Orthopedics; Medical / Orthopedics; Chemistry - Clinical; Aging; Osteoporosis; Skeleton
First sentence: The increasing longevity of modern populations explains much of the alarming increase in the rate of osteoporotic fractures.