This volume is a compilation of recent research work on the problem of osteoporosis in Asia. Contributors to the volume include researchers from China, Japan, Korea and Hongkong. It will be an important reference volume for all researchers and clinicians in the field of osteoporosis.

The journal of Medical Association of Thailand publishs original and review articles including case report that relate to the study or research on diseases, epidemiology, drug or vaccine that have the influence on clinical course, treatment and prevention of human illness

Metabolic bone degeneration (osteoporosis) affects millions of people--primarily postmenopausal women--and is directly responsible for debilitating hip, vertebral, and limb fractures in the elderly. Incorporating advances made within just the past five years, The Osteoporotic Syndrome: Detection, Prevention, and Treatment serves as an up-to-date, practical guide to the major clinical aspects of osteoporosis. The text is liberally illustrated with detailed figures. As a resource for the clinician dealing with metabolic bone degeneration, this book represents an excellent source of information on the diagnosis and day-to-day management of osteoporosis. - Topics covered include: - Therapy with Vitamin D metabolites, sodium fluoride, thiazides, and isoflavones - Biochemical markers of bone turnover - Calcium, Vitamin D, and bone metabolism - Estrogens and tissue selective estrogens for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis - The effects of osteoporosis on orthopaedic surgery - The therapy of glucocorticoid bone disease - Effects of aging on bone structure and metabolism - Management of osteoporotic patients in our health care delivery system - The genetics of osteoporosis - Bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis - Calcitonin - Bone mass measurement techniques in clinical practice - Osteoporosis and the bone biopsy

Presenting recent advancements in research findings and the resulting new schools of thought on the physiology of human bone, this comprehensive reference examines information on dietary pattern and specific nutrients in bone health. Written by experts in the areas of nutrition, bone function, and medicine, chapters include research on a variety of

This volume is a compilation of recent research work on the problem of osteoporosis in Asia. Contributors to the volume include researchers from China, Japan, Korea and Hongkong. It will be an important reference volume for all researchers and clinicians in the field of osteoporosis.