Osteoporosis in Men: The Effects of Gender on Skeletal Health

by Eric S. Orwoll, Dirk Vanderschueren, John P. Bilezikian

Since the publication of the first edition, the U.S. Surgeon General released the first-ever report on bone health and osteoporosis in October 2004. This report focuses even more attention on the devastating impact osteoporosis has on millions of lives. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2 million American men have osteoporosis, and another 12 million are at risk for this disease. Yet despite the large number of men affected, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0123746027
• ISBN13: 9780123746023
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 741 Pages
• Weight: 4.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"