First-degree relatives of persons suffering from osteoporosis: Beliefs, knowledge, and health-related behavior

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 306-311

  Werner, Perla ^a   Olchovsky, David ^b   Erlich Gelaki, Hava ^a   Vered, Iris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

First degree relatives; Osteoporosis; Perceived susceptibility; Preventive behavior; Screening behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING; STRESS; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 13244283562     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-002-1357-0     Document Type: Article

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