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Bone Health and Osteoporosis:
A Report of the Surgeon General (2004)


Table of Contents (PDF - 49KB)

Message From Tommy G. Thompson (PDF - 63KB)

Preface From the Surgeon General (PDF - 40KB)

Part One: What Is Bone Health? (PDF - 27KB)

Chapter 1: A Public Health Approach to Promote Bone Health (PDF - 444KB)

Chapter 2: The Basics of Bone in Health and Disease (PDF - 1.9MB)

Chapter 3: Diseases of Bone (PDF - 2MB)

Part Two: What Is the Status of Bone Health in America? (PDF - 28KB)

Chapter 4: The Frequency of Bone Disease (PDF - 1.6MB)

Chapter 5: The Burden of Bone Disease (PDF - 1.5MB)

Part Three: What Can Individuals Do To Improve Their Bone Health? (PDF - 28KB)

Chapter 6: Determinants of Bone Health (PDF - 1.3MB)

Chapter 7: Lifestyle Approaches To Promote Bone Health (PDF - 5.7MB)

Part Four: What Can Health Care Professionals Do To Promote Bone Health? (PDF - 30KB)

Chapter 8: Assessing the Risk of Bone Disease and Fracture (PDF - 1.7MB)

Chapter 9: Prevention and Treatment for Those Who Have Bone Diseases (PDF - 0.7MB)

Chapter 10: Putting It All Together for the Busy Health Care Professional (PDF - 2.6MB)

Part Five: What Can Health Systems- and Population-Based Approaches Do To Promote Bone Health? (PDF - 28KB)

Chapter 11: Systems-Based Approaches to Bone Health (PDF - 0.9MB)

Chapter 12: Population-Based Approaches to Promote Bone Health (PDF - 1.6MB)

Part Six: Challenges and Opportunities: A Vision for the Future (PDF - 27KB)

Chapter 13: A Vision for the Future: A Framework for Action To Promote Bone Health (PDF - 71KB)

Appendix A: Congressional Language Calling for Surgeon General’s Report (PDF - 28KB)

Appendix B: How Do We Know What We Know: The Evidence Behind the Evidence (PDF-54KB)

Appendix C: Resources and Related Links (PDF - 54KB)

Abbreviations and Acronyms (PDF - 38KB)

List of Tables and Figures (PDF - 53KB)

Index (PDF - 89KB)

Acknowledgements (PDF - 70KB)

Suggested Citation (PDF - 45KB)

 

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