Are osteoporotic fractures being adequately investigated?: A questionnaire of GP & orthopaedic surgeons

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Chami, George ^a   Jeys, Lee ^b   Freudmann, Mathew ^c   Connor, Louise ^d   Siddiqi, Mashood ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b Yorkshire Higher Orthopaedic Training Rotation   (United Kingdom)

^c West Midlands Higher Surgical Training Rotation   (United Kingdom)

^d Grange Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLLES FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SURGEON; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 33644852192     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-7-7     Document Type: Article

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