Current topics in osteoporosis /
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World Scientific,
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Publisher Address: | Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : |
Publication Dates: | 2005. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/5750#t=toc |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (x,550pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9812701222 (electronic bk.) 9789812701220 (electronic bk.) |
CLC: | R681 |
Contents: | Epidemiology of osteoporosis -- The social and financial costs of osteoporosis -- Pathogenesis of osteoporosis in Asian and Caucasian women -- Nutrition and osteoporosis -- Bone adaptation to mechanical loading: How does bone sense the need for change to loading from exercise? -- The diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal Women -- Biochemical markers of bone turnover: assay methods and clinical application -- Bone marrow adipogenesis in osteoporosis -- Statistical methods in osteoporosis research -- Prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis -- Novel potential drug targets for the anti-resorptive treatment of osteoporosis -- Male osteoporosis -- Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis -- Osteoporosis in pediatrics -- Genetics of osteoporosis -- Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics of osteoporosis -- Studying osteoporosis at the whole-genome level: problems and prospects -- Animal models and study design for osteoporosis research -- Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis with traditional herbal medicine. |