Bone mineral density and perceived menopausal symptoms: Factors influencing low back pain in postmenopausal women

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1228-1236

  Ahn, Sukhee ^a   Song, Rhayun ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activity; Bone mineral density; Korea; Low back pain; Menopause; Nursing; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COFFEE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KOREA; LIFESTYLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BONE DENSITY; COFFEE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTROGENS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 65349118806     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04983.x     Document Type: Article

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