Osteoporosis /
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Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Imprint: | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2008. |
Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes (xxv, 1941 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11164699 |
Summary: | Now in its third edition, Osteoporosis , is the most comprehensive, authoritative reference on this disease. Written by renowned experts in the field, this two-volume reference is a must-have for academic and medical libraries, physicians, researchers, and any company involved in osteoporosis research and development. Worldwide, 200 million women between 60-80 suffer from osteoporosis and have a lifetime risk of fracture between 30 and 40 percent continuing to make osteoporosis a hot topic in medicine. This newest edition covers everything from basic anatomy and physiology to diagnosis, management and treatment in a field where direct care costs for osteoporitic fractures in the U.S. reach up to $18 billion each year. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes (xxv, 1941 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780123705440 0123705444 9780080553474 0080553478 1281763748 9781281763747 9786611763749 6611763740 9780123705457 (v. 1) 9780123705464 (v. 2) |