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Bone Diseases

For information on bone diseases such as:

• osteoporosis
• Paget's disease of bone
• osteogenesis imperfecta
• primary hyperparathyroidism
• other metabolic bone diseases and disorders

Contact:

NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center
1232 22nd St., NW
Washington, DC 20037-1292

Phone: (202) 223-0344 or (800) 624-BONE
TTY: (202) 466-4315
Fax: (202) 293-2356
http://www.osteo.org/

The NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center provides patients, health professionals, and the public with an important link to resources and information on metabolic bone diseases. The mission of NIH ORBD~NRC is to expand awareness and enhance knowledge and understanding of the prevention, early detection, and treatment of these diseases as well as strategies for coping with them.

See also:

• Fast Facts on Osteogenesis Imperfecta
• Kids and Their Bones: A Guide for Parents
• Los niños y sus huesos: una guía para los padres Spanish only
• Osteoporosis: Progress and Promise
• Q & A on the Use of Hormones After Menopause for Osteoporosis
• NIH Consensus Development Conference: Statement on Optimal Calcium Intake Published in JAMA (1994)
• NIH Consensus Development Conference: Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy (2000)