Cover image for The osteoporosis book / Nancy E. Lane.
TITLE:
The osteoporosis book / Nancy E. Lane.
Publication Date:
1999
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University,
Physical Description:
206 p. : ill.
Subject Term:
Summary:
Osteoporosis currently affects 25 million people in the United States, and as the baby boomers enter their fifties, this bone-weakening disease is poised to strike millions more. Because of this disease, many older people will suffer from a bone fracture at some point , and far too many of these fractures will result in permanent disability.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780195116021
General Note:
Subtitle on cover: A guide for patients and their families.