Barriers to postfracture osteoporosis care in postmenopausal women: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 70-71

  Cuddihy, Maria Teresa ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENOPAUSE; MONITORING; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRESCRIPTION; PROPHYLAXIS; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037244429     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.t01-1-21114.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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