Women's Perception of Bone-Mineral Density Testing and Osteoporosis Education in the Community Pharmacy

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 968-976

  Lai, Lydia K ^a   Armstrong, Edward P ^a   Salcido, Amista Lone ^a,b,c   French, Rachel ^a   Skrepnek, Grant H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Bashas' United Drugs

^c MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density testing; Community pharmacy; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM INTAKE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHARMACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842278869     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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