Study of osteoporosis awareness, investigation and treatment of patients discharged from a tertiary public teaching hospital

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 547-551

  Inderjeeth, C A ^a   Glennon, D ^a   Petta, A ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fracture; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis awareness; Osteoporosis investigation; Osteoporosis treatment

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; RALOXIFENE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BONE DENSITY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP FRACTURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33746845297     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01146.x     Document Type: Article

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