Perception of osteoporosis by Belgian women who work in a university hospital

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 312-315

  Rozenberg, S ^a   Twagirayezu, P ^a   Paesmans, M ^b   Ham, H ^a  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BREAST CANCER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS CANCER;

ADULT; BELGIUM; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0032829184     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980050233     Document Type: Article

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