What do men who are at risk of osteoporosis know about osteoporosis in developing countries? A pilot study in Isparta, Turkey

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 188-192

  Cindaş, Abdullah ^a,b   Savaş, Serpil ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Health beliefs; Knowledge; Men; Osteoporosis; Questionnaire; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; STEROID; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BONE METABOLISM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALCIUM INTAKE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; TURKEY;

EID: 3142707596     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2004.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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