How are family physicians managing osteoporosis?: Qualitative study of their experiences and educational needs

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 49, Issue APR., 2003, Pages 462-468

  Jaglal, Susan B ^a   Carroll, June ^a   Hawker, Gillian ^b   McIsaac, Warren J ^b   Jaakkimainen, Liisa ^b   Cadarette, Suzanne M ^b   Cameron, Cathy ^b   Davis, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; ESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERCEPTION; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TAPE RECORDER; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENSITOMETRY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 0037567719     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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