Osteoporosis : clinical guidelines for prevention, diagnosis, and management /

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Imprint:	New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 257 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Osteoporosis -- Prevention. Osteoporosis -- Diagnosis. Osteoporosis -- Treatment. Osteoporosis -- therapy Fractures, Bone -- prevention & control Health Promotion Osteoporosis -- diagnosis Osteoporosis -- Diagnosis. Osteoporosis -- Prevention. Osteoporosis -- Treatment. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11158089

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Other authors / contributors:	Gueldner, Sarah Hall.
ISBN:	9780826103437 082610343X 1281056448 9781281056443 9786611056445 6611056440 082610276X 9780826102768
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	A clinical guide for nursing and other health care professionals, particularly advanced practice nurses. It describes the extent of the problem of osteoporosis, the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnostic testing, treatments, and current and emerging prevention strategies.
Other form:	Print version: Osteoporosis. New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2008 9780826102768 082610276X

Table of Contents:

Demographic perspectives : the magnitude of concern / Janice Penrod [and others]
The pathogenesis of osteoporosis / Sheri Stucke [and others]
Diagnostic tests and interpretation / William T. Ayoub
Pharmacological management / Theresa N. Grabo and Daniel S. Langyhore
Surgical management of fractures / Eric Seybold, Heather Hazlett, and David Cooper
Diet and bone health / Helen Smiciklas-Wright and Catherine E. Wright
Exercise mandate : preventative and restorative / Renee M. Hakim and Janet Ramos Grabo
Osteoporosis and fall prevention / Roberta A. Newton
Maintaining independence and quality of life / Marlene Joy Morgan
Maximizing peak bone mass in children, adolescents, and young adults : a public health priority / Leann M. Lesperance.
A model for improving access to osteoporosis care : the Geisinger health system mobile DXA program / Eric D. Newman
A model for community outreach : cooperative extension, osteoporosis prevention and screening programs / Marilyn A. Corbin [and others]
Health policy and insurance reimbursement / Geraldine R. Avidano Britton, Katherine Kaby Anselmi, and Laura Pascucci
Emerging approaches in the prevention of osteoporosis / Carolyn Pierce, Guruprasad Madhavan, and Kenneth J. McCleod.

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