The Aging Skeleton
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The Aging Skeleton

  1. 642 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

The Aging Skeleton is a comprehensive and timely book on all aspects of the skeleton as it ages, including basic mechanisms and pathways as well as pathobiology. Chapters cover general aspects and models of aging, determinants and maintenance of peak bone mass, mechanisms of age-related bone loss, quantifiable manifestations of age-related bone loss, fractures, and therapeutics. - Covers all aspects of the aging skeleton in one comprehensive volume - Looks at the influence of genetics, nutrition, environment, hormones, and other factors on bone mass - Provides a thorough discussion of fractures, one of the major consequences of the aging skeleton - Reviews current therapeutic approaches and methods - Written by internationally renowned authors and edited by leaders in the field - Is the only book available on this subject

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Yes, you can access The Aging Skeleton by Clifford Rosen,Julie Glowacki,John P. Bilezikian in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Orthopedics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
1999
Print ISBN
9780120986552
eBook ISBN
9780080542379
Subtopic
Orthopedics

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contributors
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. PART I: GENERAL ASPECTS AND MODELS OF AGING
  9. PART II: DETERMINANTS OF PEAK BONE MASS; MAINTENANCE OF PEAK BONE MASS
  10. PART III: MECHANISMS OF AGE-RELATED BONE LOSS
  11. PART IV: QUANTIFIABLE MANIFESTATIONS OF AGE-RELATED BONE LOSS
  12. PART V: FRACTURES: A CONSEQUENCE OF THE AGING SKELETON
  13. PART VI: THERAPEUTICS
  14. INDEX
  15. Color Plate