'I'd rather go and know': Women's understanding and experience of DEXA scanning for osteoporosis

Health Expectations

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 114-126

  Richardson, Jane C ^a   Hassell, Andrew B ^b   Hay, Elaine M ^a   Thomas, Elaine ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; DEXA scans; In depth interviews; Osteoporosis; Women's understanding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0036274975     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1369-6513.2002.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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