Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 227-237 , 20 October 2006

Reasons and risk: Factors underlying women's perceptions of susceptibility to osteoporosis

  • Mary A. Gerend

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Florida State University, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Medicine, Florida State University, 1115 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300, United States. Tel.: +1 850 645 1542
    • ,
  • Mindy J. Erchull

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5300, United States
    • ,
  • Leona S. Aiken

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104, United States
    • ,
  • Jon K. Maner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, United States

Received 17 December 2005 ,Revised 13 March 2006 ,Accepted 22 March 2006.

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PII: S0378-5122(06)00095-8

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.03.003

Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 227-237 , 20 October 2006

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