Hong Kong nurses' health-related behaviours: Implications for nurses' role in health promotion

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1276-1282

  Callaghan, Patrick ^a   Fun, Ma Kuk ^a   Yee, Fung Ching ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NURSE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031156591     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.19970251276.x     Document Type: Article

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