Basics

National Osteoporosis Society The National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) has a variety of information sheets and publications for patients, as well as publications for professionals. Go to NOS website Introduction to Osteoporosis Osteoporosis Tutorial (includes photographic images of normal and osteoporotic bone) In-depth Tutorial on Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases -National Resource Centre Fact sheets for patients and clinicians in a range of languages Merck Manual of Geriatrics: Osteoporosis Also see http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section5/chapter57/57a.htm Merck info for clinicians and patients Bone Densitometry Techniques Osteoporosis and Bone Densitomety Technques Bone Densitometry Tutorials / Tests In-depth Tutorial on Bone Densitometry new! X-ray Credits.com Online Osteoporosis / DXA Learning Centres Hologic Bone Densitometry Learning Centre (Comprehensive learning tool. Contains IVA studies and list of publications) Lunar Bone Densitometry Learning Centre (Comprehensive learning tool and other facilities) Publications Containing Articles About Osteoporosis new! FASEB.org- Osteoporosis (pdf) Norland Medical Systems News (pdf) Online Resources / Libraries OMNI- catalogue of Internet sites covering health and medicine. (search for 'Osteoporosis'; 'Osteoporosis Diagnosis'; 'Densitometry') new! Medicine Net - Osteoporosis Yahoo.com Osteoporosis Health Centre Electronic Medicines Compendium

Books

Fundamentals of Bone Densitometry (National Osteoporosis Society) Bone Densitometry for Technologists. Sydney Lou Bonnick, Lori Ann Lewis (18 October, 2001) ISBN: 1588290204 Manual of Bone Densitometry Measurements: An Aid to the Interpretation of Bone Densitometry Measurements in a Clinical Setting. John N. Fordham (Editor) (June 2000) Springer-Verlag UK; ISBN: 1852332786 Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice: Application and Interpretation (Current Clinical Practice) Sydney Lou Bonnick (24 July, 1998) Humana Press; ISBN: 0896035131

Frequently Asked Questions

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Societies and Foundations

National Osteoporosis Society International Osteoporosis Foundation The International Society for Clinical Densitometry National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases -National Resource Centre The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research ASBMR BoneKey Osteovision: register for a wealth of bone-related information and services Bone and Tooth Society Arthritis Research Campaign

Government Publications

National Service Framework-Older people IR(ME)R regulations new! Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Management of Osteoporosis (pdf) new! NHS Health Scotland. Osteoporosis: Prevention and Advice (pdf)

Information for Falls Practitioners

Help The Aged Report on examples of falls services across England. Site for Health Practitioners Active For Life- Falls Prevention Programme

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Patient Information Resources

Journals

Radiation Issues

Current Guidelines