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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Preface; Introduction; Severe falciparum malaria; General management; Clinical features and management of complications in adults; Special clinical features of severe malaria and management of common complications in children; Special clinical features and management of severe malaria in pregnancy; Diagnosis of malaria; Prognostic indicators; Common errors in diagnosis and management; Selected further reading; Annex 1. Notes on antimalarial drugs; Annex 2. The Glasgow coma scale; Annex 3. A coma scale for children; Annex 4. Cannulating the femoral vein |
| Summary |
Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis - Report of a WHO Scientific Group. To help describe the nature and consequences of osteoporosis, as well as strategies for its prevention and management, a WHO Scientific Group meeting of international experts was held in Geneva, which resulted in this technical report. This monograph describes in detail normal bone development and the causes and risk factors for developing osteoporosis. The burden of osteoporosis is characterized in terms of mortality, morbidity, and economic costs. Methods for its prevention and treatment are discussed in detail for |
| Notes |
Title from content provider |
| Subject |
Osteoporosis -- Prevention
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Osteoporosis -- Treatment
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Fractures -- Etiology
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Osteoporosis -- Prevention.
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Osteoporosis -- Treatment.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9240681167 |
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9789240681163 |
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