Epidemiologic Characteristics of Participants and Nonparticipants in Health-Promotion Programs

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 535-538

  Lerman, Yehuda ^a,b   Shemer, Joshua ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SMOKING;

ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING;

EID: 0029958979     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199605000-00015     Document Type: Article

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