The year in osteoporosis; v.2.1904392628 The year in osteoporosis; v.2. Ed. by Kristina Akesson et al. Clinical Publishing 2006 365 pages $99.95 Hardcover RC931 Akesson (orthopedics, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden) provides critical appraisals Noun 1. critical appraisal - an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation critical analysis appraisal, assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth of recent important publications on clinical and basic science aspects of osteoporosis which have appeared in journals over the past 18 months. Literature reviews are presented in sections on epidemiology and pathophysiology pathophysiology /patho·phys·i·ol·o·gy/ (-fiz?e-ol´ah-je) the physiology of disordered function. path·o·phys·i·ol·o·gy n. 1. , bone mass and measurement, management and prevention, and therapeutic issues. Divided into subcategories in each chapter, each half-page review contains notes on background, interpretation, and comments. Some of the areas highlighted include the use of ultrasound and bone markers bone marker Lab medicine Any protein degradation product that indicates bone breakdown. See N-telopeptides. in diagnosis, pharmacological Pharmacological Referring to therapy that relies on drugs. Mentioned in: Pain Management pharmacological, pharmacologic pertaining to pharmacology. treatment, and treatment considerations for the elderly. The book is distributed in the US by CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. Press. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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