Perceived risk of osteoporosis: Restricted physical activities? Qualitative interview study with women in their sixties

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 160-165

  Reventlow, Susanne Dalsgaard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Family practice; Health behaviour; Osteoporosis; Physical activity; Qualitative study; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE INJURY; BONE MASS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34548557666     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430701305668     Document Type: Article

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