Published 2011 by Prometheus Books

The Complete Book of Bone Health. Copyright © 2011 by Diane L. Schneider, MD. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website without prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Schneider, Diane L., 1953–

The complete book of bone health / by Diane L. Schneider.

     p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978–1–61614–435–7 (pbk.)

ISBN 978–1–61614–436–4 (ebook)

1. Bones. 2. Bones—Growth. 3. Osteoporosis—Prevention. 4. Osteoporosis—Treatment. I. Title.

QM101.S3476 2011
612.7'5—dc22

2010054577

Printed in the United States of America