Edited by Janet E. Henderson and David Goltzman. 372 pp., illustrated. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2000. $64.95. ISBN 0-521-64446-1.
As its title suggests, The Osteoporosis Primer aims to be anintroductory textbook that relates the clinical presentationof osteoporosis to its biochemical basis. According to the preface,"It is aimed primarily at individuals who require an introductionto the domain of metabolic bone disease. This will include studentsconsidering a career related to metabolic bone disease, physiciansin general practice, geriatricians, rheumatologists, and others."To this end, the book is ambitious in targeting a very wideaudience. It is organized into four sections, which cover themolecular basis of bone metabolism, the determinants of peakbone mass, the pathophysiology . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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