The meaning of osteoporosis in the lives of rural older women

Health Care for Woman International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 599-611

  Roberto, Karen A ^a   Reynolds, Sandra G ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; RURAL HEALTH; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0035453434     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330127198     Document Type: Article

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