Physician and patient perceptions on the use of vitamin D and calcium in osteoporosis treatment: A European and Latin American perspective

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1227-1237

  Resch, H ^a   Walliser, J ^b   Phillips, S ^c   Wehren, Lois E ^d   Sen, S S ^d  

^a St Vincent Hospital   (Austria)

^b HOSPITAL ÁNGELES DEL PEDREGAL   (Mexico)

^c Research International   (United Kingdom)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Awareness; Beliefs; Calcium; Compliance; Osteoporosis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRIA; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RATING SCALE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMIN D;

EID: 34347265224     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079907X187964     Document Type: Conference Paper

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