title: Issues in designing and testing a "cure" for osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: S.F. Coordinating Center, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA. scummings@psg.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cummings
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone