Impact of fears on quality of life in patients with a silent disease: Osteoporosis

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1307-1315

  Lydick, Eva ^a   Martin, Allison ^a   Yawn, Barbara ^b  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030499514     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(96)80084-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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