print email comment close Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Surgeon General's Report URL: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth/ Description: This October 2004 report from U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona states that by 2020 half of all Americans over the age of 50 will be at risk for fractures if they do nothing to prevent bone loss. This site includes the full text of the report, press releases, fact sheets, a pamphlet for the public, and an executive summary. Publisher: United States Department of Health and Human Services Library of Congress Subject Headings: Bones -- Diseases Osteoporosis LII Database Information: Record 15175 created by Barbara Bibel on 10/16/2004 Last modification on 10/19/2004 Published: 10/16/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15175