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World J Orthop. Jul 18, 2013; 4(3): 139-143
Published online Jul 18, 2013. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v4.i3.139
Published online Jul 18, 2013. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v4.i3.139
Relationship of knowledge about osteoporosis with education level and life habits
Mohammad Reza Etemadifar, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81745, Iran
Sayed-Mohammadamin Nourian, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA 95382, United States
Mahboobe Fereidan-Esfahani, Medical Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81745, Iran
Hamidreza Shemshaki, Neuroscience Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman 81465-1798, Iran
Mohsen Nourbakhsh, Medical Students’ Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81745, Iran
Abolghasem Zarezadeh, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81745, Iran
Author contributions: Shemshaki H and Etemadifar MR performed the majority of experiments; Nourbakhsh M, Shemshaki H and Nourian SM provided vital reagents and analytical tools and were also involved in editing the manuscript; Fereidan-Esfahani M and Zarezadeh A designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by The Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Correspondence to: Dr. Hamidreza Shemshaki, Research Assistant, Neuroscience Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman 81745, Iran. Hamidrezashemshaki@yahoo.com
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Received: October 15, 2012
Revised: March 27, 2013
Accepted: March 28, 2013
Published online: July 18, 2013
Revised: March 27, 2013
Accepted: March 28, 2013
Published online: July 18, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Osteoporosis, a serious health problem that diminishes quality of life, is a systemic skeletal disorder, characterized by reduction in bone mass, increasing bone fragility and fracture risk. Iranian women with a higher education level have significantly better knowledge about osteoporosis than women with a lower educational level but they do not use this knowledge in their life.