Knowledge and awareness about osteoporosis and its related factors among rural Turkish women

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 723-728

  Gemalmaz, Ayfer ^a,c   Oge, Aysin ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KENT HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Awareness; Knowledge; Osteoporosis; Rural population; Women

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MIDWIFE; NURSE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; TELEVISION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TURKEY;

EID: 43249091879     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-007-0777-9     Document Type: Article

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