Intensive and prolonged health promotion strategy may increase awareness of osteoporosis among postmenopausal women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-135

  Tellier, V ^a,b   De Maeseneer, J ^c   De Prins, L ^c   Ben Sedrine, W ^a,b   Gosset, C ^a,b   Reginster, J Y ^a,b,d  

^a WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Rheumatic Diseases   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Awareness; Health promotion; Osteoporosis; Prevalence; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BELGIUM; DENSITOMETRY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 0035080198     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980170145     Document Type: Article

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