Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-273) and index.
Contents:
History and demography -- Origins of a diagnosis -- The transformation of osteoporosis -- Popularizing a diagnosis -- Internationalizing osteoporosis -- Therapeutic expansion -- Osteoporosis triumphant?
Summary:
This book makes a historical inquiry into how the normal aging of bones was transformed into a medical diagnosis requiring treatment. -- Publisher description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.