Diagnosis and treatment in a general practice population

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 166-168

  Chiang, Arthur ^a   Jones, Judith ^b   Humphreys, John ^b   Farnell, Bruce ^c   Martin, Cheryl ^a  

^a Monash University ^*

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Division of General Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; VICTORIA;

EID: 33646465321     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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