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Edited by Gustavo Duque and Douglas P. Kiel
192 pp, $95.50
London, UK, Springer-Verlag, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-8462-8515-8

JAMA. 2008;300(11):1360.

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Osteoporosis in older adults remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. Whether this is subconscious or rather overt and attributable to ageism, patients and clinicians often simply consider the disease part of aging. Successfully combating osteoporosis requires enhanced understanding and recognition of age-related bone loss, combined with implementation of effective strategies to reduce fracture risk. Editors Gustavo Duque and Douglas Kiel have addressed this compelling health care need faced by the aging population worldwide. The editors have compiled a much-needed series of essays by recognized experts from around the globe and including contributions from endocrinology, epidemiology, geriatrics, orthopedics, and rheumatology.

Belying its small size, this is a simply outstanding compilation that provides a clear and concise review of the effect age has on the skeleton at the molecular/genetic level, in animal models as well as humans. The initial chapters provide an overview of age on bone cell and relevant skeletal physiologic functions, including . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Neil Binkley, MD, Reviewer
Sections of Geriatrics and Endocrinology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
nbinkley@wisc.edu

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