Obesity
— Consensus statement: Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity, National Institutes of Health

— North American Association for the Study of Obesity

— Practical Guide to the Identificaiton, Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults This booklet is free, and is a definitive reference source on obseity. Addresses diet, activity, pharmacotherapy, and surgery. Many patient handouts, BMI information, tape measuring, and sample menus. Also has treatment protocols, including when to refer for surgery.

See also BMI Calculator
See also Clinical Guidelines

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OSHA
— Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG)
NPG is a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals. it presents key information and data in abbreviated or tabular form for chemicals or substance groupings (e.g. cyanides, fluorides, manganese compounds) that are found in the work environment.
— Specific Medical tests For OSHA Regulated Substances National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC "This database lists the specific medical tests published in the literature for OSHA regulated substances..." Indexes arranged by: Chemical Names; Chemical Names & Synonyms or Chemicals by CAS Number".

Osteoporosis
— National OSTEOPOROSIS Foundation

— NIH: Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy Includes consequences, risks, populations, skeletal health, evaluation, and treatment.

— The prevention and management of osteoporosis: Australian National Consensus Conference 1996
Consensus statement. Chapter headings include definition, burden of illness, patients at risk, evaluation, management of pain, fall avoidance, activity, and nutrition supplementation.

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