Adherence of academic geriatric practitioners to osteoporosis screening guidelines

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-183

  McNally, D N ^a,b   Kenny, A M ^a,b   Smith, J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density (BMD); Geriatric practitioner; Osteoporosis risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GERIATRICS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OSTEOPOROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846226395     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-006-0215-x     Document Type: Article

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