Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, 8th Edition is the comprehensive revision of
the field-leading reference on bone and mineral health. The eighth edition has been fully revised by the leading
researchers and clinicians in the field to provide concise coverage of the widest possible spectrum of metabolic bone
diseases and disorders of mineral metabolism. Chapters look to explain basic biological factors of healthy development
and disease states and make it easily translatable to clinical interventions.
Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism is the definitive, one-stop reference for
anyone working in the field of bone health and disease
Section I. Molecular Cellular and Genetic Determinants of Bone Structure and Formation.
Section II. Skeletal Physiology.
Section III. Mineral Homeostasis.
Section IV. Investigation of Metabolic Bone Diseases.
Section V. Osteoporosis.
Section VI. Disorders of Mineral Homeostasis.
Section VII. Cancer and Bone.
Section VIII. Sclerosing and Dysplastic Bone Diseases.
Section IX. Approach to Nephrolithiasis.
Section X. Oral and Maxillofacial Biology and Pathology.
Section XI. Appendix.