From the contents: Osteoporosis: The Clinical Problem --;Epidemiology of Osteoporosis --;The Physiology of Bone Turnover --;Growth Factors and the Skeleton --;Cellular Basis of Bone Resorption --;Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover --;Determinants of Bone Loss --;Biomechanical Properties of Bone --;Risk Factors for Osteoporosis Fractures --;Bone Biopsy in Metabolic Bone Disease --;Basic Considerations and Definitions in Bone Densitometry --;Radiology of Osteoporosis --;Assessment of Vertebral Fracture --;Osteoporosis and Oral Bone Loss.