Previously published as Osteoporosis illustrated, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The epidemiology of osteoporotic fractures / Nicholas Harvey and Cyrus Cooper -- The pathogenesis of osteoporosis / Juliet Compston -- Risk factors for fracture / Nigel Arden -- Strategies for the prevention and management of osteoporosis / Pam Brown -- The radiologic diagnosis of osteoporosis / Glen Blake and Ignac Fogelman -- Biochemical markers of bone turnover / Ramasamyiyer Swaminathan -- Treatment of established osteoporosis / Judith Bubbear, Ajay Bhatia, and Richard Keen -- Osteoporosis in men / Steve Tuck and Roger Francis -- Corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis / Jackie Clowes and Richard Eastell.