Rural women and osteoporosis: Awareness and educational needs

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-283

  Matthews, Hollie L ^a   Laya, Mary ^b   DeWitt, Dawn E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; VITAMIN D;

EID: 33745180150     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00047.x     Document Type: Article

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