Osteoporosis Update
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61668-786-1 (ISBN)
Osteoporosis is likely to become one of the major health burdens of the coming decades. According to the American National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, in the United States today, 10 million individuals already have osteoporosis and 34 million more have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for this of disease. However, osteoporosis is not only a fateful burden of the ageing human, but several diseases, medications and other factors may contribute to the osteoporosis risk. This new and important book discusses new aspects of osteoporosis research, as well as emerging new topics like the relation between osteoporosis and depression, or the therapy with anti-epileptic drugs and the loss of bone density.
Preface; Epidemiology of Osteoporosis in the New Millennium; Aetiopathology of Osteoporosis; Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover & Bone Mineral Density in the Management of Osteoporosis; Problems in the Prevention of Osteoporosis & the Assessment of Bone Density; Trace Elements in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia; Endocrine Disorders & Osteoporosis; The Role of Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Osteoporosis; Antiepileptic Drug-Induced Osteopathy; Bone Mineral Density in Anorexia Nervosa; Osteoporosis & Depression; Osteoporosis & Nutrition; The Effect of Exercise on Bone Mineral Density & Falls: A Series of Studies; Recent Advances & New Perspectives in Osteoporosis Treatment; New Approaches in the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral factures by mini invasive surgery. Place of the vertebroplasty & kyphoplasty; Index.
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 260 x 180 mm |
| Gewicht | 712 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Rheumatologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61668-786-X / 161668786X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61668-786-1 / 9781616687861 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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