"I never realised how little I knew!": A pilot study of osteoporosis knowledge, beliefs, and behaviours

Health Care for Woman International

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 344-350

  Williams, Bethan ^a   Cullen, Lesley ^a   Barlow, Julie H ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PILOT STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036596142     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0739933029008919     Document Type: Article

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