Osteoporosis

Now in its third edition, Osteoporosis, is the most comprehensive, authoritative reference on this disease. Written by renowned experts in the field, this two-volume reference is a must-have for academic and medical libraries, physicians, researchers, and any company involved in osteoporosis research and development. Worldwide, 200 million women between 60-80 suffer from osteoporosis and have a lifetime risk of fracture between 30 and 40 % continuing to make osteoporosis a hot topic in medicine. Edited by Robert Marcus, MD, Emeritus, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, U.S.A.; David Feldman, Division of Endocrinology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA; David W. Dempster, Professor of Clinical Pathology, Columbia University School of Medicine; Director, Regional Bone Center, Helen Hayes Hospital, New York, NY, USA ; Marjorie Luckey, Associate Professor of Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY; Medical Director, Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Center, Saint Barnabas Health Care System, Livingston, NJ, USA and Jane A. Cauley, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA