Bones beyond 70: Insights into osteoporosis management in the elderly

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 767-772

  Inderjeeth, Charles ^a   Smeath, Anabela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Sanofi Aventis Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Clinical audit; General practice; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BONE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78650243019     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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