A multi-dimensional questionnaire quantifying quality of life in elderly osteoporotic women: The Italian triple-Q osteoporosis study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 330-339

  Maggio, Dario ^a   Ruggiero, Carmelinda ^a   Ercolani, Sara ^a   Macchiarulo, Maria Carmela ^a   Palmari, Nicola ^a   Luccioli, Filippo ^a   Andreani, Sonia ^a   Mariani, Angela ^a   Costanzi, Emanuela ^a   Cherubini, Antonio ^a   Luchetti, Maurizio ^a   Zampi, Elena ^a   Girasole, Giuseppe ^b   Bianchi, Gerolamo ^b   Rossini, Maurizio ^c   Cepollaro, Chiara ^d   Sartori, Leonardo ^e   Minisola, Salvatore ^f   Gonnelli, Stefano ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Rheumatology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Osteoporosis; Quality of life; Scale; Vertebral fractures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; PAIN; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRIPLE Q QUESTIONNAIRE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 78751698751     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324937     Document Type: Article

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