Brazilian general practitioners knowledge on osteoporosis prevention and treatment strategies;Conhecimento dos médicos clínicos do Brasil sobre as estratégias de prevenção e tratamento da osteoporose

Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 251-257

  Szejnfeld, Vera Lúcia ^a,b   Jennings, Fagner ^a   Castro, Charlles Heldan de Moura ^a   Pinheiro, Marcelo de Medeiros ^a   Lopes, Antonio Carlos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIFESP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; General practitioner; Knowledge; Osteoporosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 51449115101     PISSN: 04825004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0482-50042007000400003     Document Type: Article

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