Older adults' knowledge and beliefs about osteoporosis: Results of semistructured interviews used for the development of educational materials

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 673-677

  Burgener, Michele ^a   Arnold, Marilyn ^b   Katz, Jeffrey N ^c   Polinski, Jennifer M ^a   Cabral, Danielle ^a   Avorn, Jerry ^a   Solomon, Daniel H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; Education; Osteoporosis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERAPY; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 17144362860     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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