Improving osteoporosis assessment in the fracture clinic

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 596-598

  Charalambous, C P ^a   Mosey, C ^a   Johnstone, E ^a   Akimau, P ^a   Gullett, T K ^a   Siddique, I ^a   Wilkes, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Fracture clinic; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 77956088199     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432400     Document Type: Article

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