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Osteoporosis - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Principles (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
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Osteoporosis - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Principles (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
Series: Current Clinical Practice
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LA WRENCE G. RAISZ, MD Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism,
University of Connecticut Health Center. Farmington. CT The rapid
transfer of new knowledge concerning the pathogenesis, diagnosis,
preven tion, and treatment of disease into clinical practice has
always been a major challenge in medicine. This challenge is
particularly difficult to meet in osteoporosis, not only because
has been so much new knowledge generated in recent years, but also
because this there disorder has not caught the attention of many
practicing physicians. The goal of this volume is to help primary
care physicians develop a better understanding of osteoporosis and
a more effective approach to diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
As primary care physicians become more and more responsible for the
maintenance of health and the prevention of disease, osteoporosis
must become one of their important concerns. The magnitude of the
problem of osteoporosis has been widely publicized. Within the next
30 years, the cost of hip fractures alone is expected to exceed $40
billion a year in the United States and will be a major cause
ofincreased mortality. In addition, vertebral crush fractures will
cripple more and more of our elderly population, both men and
women. This enormous toll is not inevitable. Current methods of
identifying individuals at risk and applying preventive programs
could reduce the incidence offractures by 50% or more. This should
be the minimum goal of clinicians."
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