Promotion of healthy lifestyle: Knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-130

  Al Shahri, M Z ^a   Al Almaei, S M ^b   Mian, M H ^b  

^a King Abdulla Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Lifestyle; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0030953679     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(97)00997-X     Document Type: Article

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