'Are my bones normal doctor?' The role of technology in understanding and communicating health risks for midlife women

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1-16

  Green, Eileen ^a   Griffiths, Frances ^a   Thompson, Di ^a  

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Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Midlife women; Osteoporosis; Risk; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846023341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1432     Document Type: Article

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