Women with osteoporosis: Strategies for managing aging and chronic Illness

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 59-77

  Wilkins, Seanne ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Management strategies; Older women; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANECDOTES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WOMEN;

EID: 0035238309     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v13n03_05     Document Type: Article

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