Knowledge, health beliefs and health-related behaviours of first-degree relatives of women suffering from osteoporosis in Taiwan: A questionnaire survey

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1280-1286

  Chang, Shu Fang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behaviours; First degree relatives; Health belief; Knowledge; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 42149115103     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01859.x     Document Type: Article

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