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Critical Need Of Osteoporosis Risk Assessment Tool For Pakistan, Lena Jafri, Romaina Iqbal, Aysha Habib Khan Jan 2016

Critical Need Of Osteoporosis Risk Assessment Tool For Pakistan, Lena Jafri, Romaina Iqbal, Aysha Habib Khan

Community Health Sciences

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Fmic Annual Report 2010 | English, French Medical Institute For Mothers And Children Jan 2010

Fmic Annual Report 2010 | English, French Medical Institute For Mothers And Children

French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC) Archives

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Knowledge About Osteoporosis Among Healthy Women Attending A Tertiary Care Hospital, Mehmood Riaz, Naushad Abid, Muhammad Junaid Patel, M. Tariq, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Lubna Zuberi Apr 2008

Knowledge About Osteoporosis Among Healthy Women Attending A Tertiary Care Hospital, Mehmood Riaz, Naushad Abid, Muhammad Junaid Patel, M. Tariq, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Lubna Zuberi

Section of Internal Medicine

INTRODUCTION: To determinate the knowledge on osteoporosis-risk factors and disease in three age groups of Pakistani women.METHODS: In this exploratory cross-sectional study, an osteoporosis knowledge assessment questionnaire (OKAT) was used to collect data and it was delivered through a face-to-face interview. Questions were asked about symptoms of osteoporosis, knowledge of risk factors, preventive factors and treatment. A convenience sample (n =320) comprising of three groups of healthy women aged 25-35 years, 36-45 years, and over 45 years was taken. The scoring range was 0 to 20. Among-group comparisions of means were analyzed by two-way ANOVA. To determine the overall influence …