Daily practices, study performance and health during the Ramadan fast

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 231-235

  Afifi, Z E M ^a  

^a Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Fasting; food intake; sickness; study performance; weight change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEVERAGE; CEREAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONSTIPATION; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEAT; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIGION; SMOKING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; STUDENTS;

EID: 0031419723     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409711700406     Document Type: Article

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