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Quantitative analysis of practices, knowledge, and diet patterns of osteoporosis patients in Pakistan

Shamas Ud Din
1, 2
,
Ayaz Qureshi
1
,
Muhammad Saud
3
,
Farrukh Tariq
4

  1. School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  2. Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
  3. Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
  4. Blenheim Medical Centre, Luton, United Kingdom
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2025; 27(4)
Online publish date: 2025/12/22
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