A survey of nurses' and midwives' knowledge of risks and lifestyle factors associated with osteoporosis

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-37

  Hannon, Charlotte ^a   Murphy, Kathy ^b  

^a SLIGO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Education; Knowledge; Midwives; Nurses; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847611600     PISSN: 13613111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joon.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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