Evaluation of current practice: Compliance with osteoporosis clinical guidelines in an outpatient fracture clinic

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-43

  Kimber, Cheryl M ^a   Grimmer Somers, Karen A ^b  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; WRIST INJURY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 42449120280     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080034     Document Type: Article

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