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The Biology of Bone

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HRT and Osteoporosis

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In this volume there is a danger that, because such an important condition as osteoporosis is being considered, bones may be viewed solely in terms of this degenerative disease. Yet of course we cannot hope to understand the process of degeneration of bone, whether through osteoporosis or any other bone disease, without first considering how and why the bone developed in the first place. This chapter therefore, briefly outlines five important aspects of bone which relate to its normal development and function.

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  1. D. C. Anderson
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Clarendon Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK

    James O. Drife MD, FRCS Ed, FRCOG (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

  2. King’s College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS, UK

    John W. W. Studd MD, BS, FRCOG (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Director) (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Director)

  3. The Menopause Clinic, Dulwich Hospital, East Dulwich Grove, London, SE22 8PT, UK

    John W. W. Studd MD, BS, FRCOG (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Director) (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Director)

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Anderson, D.C. (1990). The Biology of Bone. In: Drife, J.O., Studd, J.W.W. (eds) HRT and Osteoporosis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1799-5_2

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