The Osteoporosis Book: A Guide for Patients and Their Families

by Nancy E. Lane

Book Overview

Osteoporosis currently affects 25 million people in the United States, and as the baby boomers enter their fifties, this bone-weakening disease is poised to strike millions more. Because of this disease, many older people will suffer from a bone fracture at some point, and far too many of these fractures will result in permanent disability.
The good news is that this devastating "silent epidemic" is entirely preventable, and in The Osteoporosis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019511602X
• ISBN13: 9780195116021
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

much needed info for EVERYONE on osteoporosis; well done!

This book covers info for all stages of life and types of persons (including men!) The section on risks is great, and the best chapter explains how Osteoporosis is diagnosed -- bone density scans are at last described in a meaningful way along with their interpretation. I found this very useful. There is a big and appropriate focus on prevention & treatment (great info here!) as well as cases presented that make each chapter come alive with real clinical descriptions and solutions. The book is incredibly well written, indexed superbly and contains numerous references. I can't say enough good things about this very informative and well done book!