Anabolic treatments for osteoporosis

by Morley, Paul Whitfield, James F.

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Title Statements

Full title :Anabolic treatments for osteoporosis / edited by James F. Whitfield and Paul Morley.

Summary

Osteoporosis, a growing epidemic among women in North America, Europe, and Japan, is a painful, costly disease that has presented a treatment challenge to healthcare professionals. Until recently, therapies have focused on agents that slow bone resorption, and have had only limited success at increasing bone mass. However, exciting new developments are on the verge of changing the treatment of this debilitating disorder. Two anabolic agents, the parathyroid hormone (PTH) and the fluoride ion, show tremendous promise as tools for building and retaining bone - with no adverse side effects. Anabolic Treatments for Osteoporosis is a comprehensive account of the latest studies that have been carried out on these two agents, and a thorough assessment of their prospects as osteoporosis therapeutics. This unique book combines basic science and up-to-date clinical data to present a complete picture of this breakthrough in the treatment of a globally significant health issue.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1997.
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis, an imprint of CRC Press
Place of Publication:Boca Raton, FL
Language:eng
Publication Date:1997.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (288 pages) : : 14 illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781482234039, 1482234033
DOI:10.1201/b15930
oclc:on1069716070
LC Classification:RC931.O73
Dewey Decimal:616.7/16

Subjects

Hormontherapie MEDICAL -- Orthopedics MEDICAL -- Pharmacology Osteoporose Ostéoporose -- Hormonothérapie Osteoporosis -- drug therapy Osteoporosis -- Hormone therapy Parathormone -- Emploi en thérapeutique Parathyroid Hormone -- therapeutic use Somatomedin -- Therapeutic use Somatomédine -- Emploi en thérapeutique