Postfracture care for older women: Gaps between optimal care and actual care

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1270-1276

  Metge, Colleen J ^a   Leslie, William D ^b   Manness, Lori Jean ^b   Yogendran, Marina ^b   Yuen, C K ^b   Kvern, Brent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CANADA; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SPINE FRACTURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; DIPHOSPHATES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS;

EID: 52149114195     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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