Cooperative effort between local health services, doctors and the elderly population to reduce bone densitometry waiting lists

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 352-353

  Ciardullo, Anna V ^a   Daghio, Maria M ^a,b   Brunetti, Massimo ^a   De Luca, Maria L ^a   Magrini, Nicola ^a  

^a AUSL Modena   (Italy)

^b Territorial Health Authority   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 0344444323     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324522     Document Type: Article

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