What do Norwegian women and men know about osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-36

  Magnus, J H ^a   Joakimsen, R M ^b   Berntsen, G K ^b   Tollan, A ^a   Sogaard A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Hormone replacement therapy; Knowledge; Osteoporosis; Population; Survey

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORWAY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WALKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 0030027965     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01626535     Document Type: Article

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