The Awareness of Elderly about Osteoporosis: What about Our Elderly?

Objective: Osteoporosis (OP) and bone fractures that can result in pain, functional impairment and death are important public health problems for the elderly. The aim of our study was to asses the awareness and the information level about OP in the elderly. Materials and Methods: A total of 250 pa...

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Main Authors: Zuhal Özişler, Sibel Ünsal Delialioğlu, Sumru Özel, Şule Şahin Onat, Alize Yılmaz Şahin, Melike Dolmuş
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2015-08-01
Series:Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.turkosteoporozdergisi.org/article_8982/The-Awareness-Of-Elderly-About-Osteoporosis-What-About-Our-Elderly