Centre for Policy on Ageing
 

 
Special issue on osteoporosis
Author(s)M Passeri, L Sartori
Journal titleAging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 10, no 3, June 1998
Pagespp 179-268
KeywordsOsteoporosis ; Research Reviews.
AnnotationNine review articles on osteoporosis consider: cellular and molecular mechanisms; osteoporotic fractures; heritable and dietary factors; secondary osteoporosis; the role of parathyroid hormone in senile osteoporosis; diagnostic tools for assessing bone mass; musculoskeletal challenges of osteoporosis; and pharmacological management. Although bone loss and deterioration at menopause represent the single most important risk factors, frailty with advancing age becomes an increasingly important contributor. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-981215213 B
ClassmarkCLO: 3A:6KC

Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing
...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing.
 
CPA home >> Ageinfo Database >> Queries to: webmaster@cpa.org.uk