Knowledge about osteoporosis and its related factors among public health nurses in Taiwan

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2142-2148

  Chen, I Ju ^a,b   Yu, Shu ^a,b   Wang, Tze Fang ^a   Cheng, Shun Ping ^c   Huang, Lian Hua ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^d Taipei County Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Osteoporosis; Public health nurse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TAIWAN;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; RURAL HEALTH; TAIWAN; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 29044443738     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-005-2015-0     Document Type: Article

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