TY - BOOK AU - BLACK ALISON J TI - OSTEOPOROSIS AV - RD701 .B53 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Press PB - oxford university KW - MEDICAL Rheumatology Osteoporosis N1 - includes bibliographic reference and index; 1. What is osteoporosis? 2. Who gets osteoporosis? 3. The diagnosis of osteoporosis 4. The management and medical treatments for osteoporosis now and the future N2 - :Osteoporosis affects an estimated 3 million people in the UK. The condition causes the bones to become more fragile and therefore more prone to fractures, along with pain, a loss of movement, and an inability to perform daily ER -