Main description:

Provides latest advances in diagnosis and management of bone and mineral disorders
Part of the renowned Clinical Focus series
Focus on skeletal and mineral homeostasis and the role of calcium and vitamin D as nutritional supplements
Each chapter highly illustrated with tables and images
Internationally recognised editor and author team led by US-based expert in the field

Contents:

1. Skeletal and Mineral Homeostasis

2. Vitamin D: Skeletal and Nonskeletal Effects

3. Nutritional Aspects of Calcium and Vitamin D: Global Prospective

4. Disorders of Phosphorus Metabolism

5. Rickets and Osteomalacia

6. Parathyroid Hormone Independent Hypercalcemia

7. Primary Hyperparathyroidism in the Indian Context

8. Hypocalcemic Disorders

9. Diagnosis of Osteoporosis

10. Management of Osteoporosis

11. Osteoporosis: Antiresorptive Drug Therapy

12. Anabolic Agents for Treatment of Osteoporosis

Appendix 1: Interpreting Interventional Studies for Osteoporosis

Index