Screening for unhealthy lifestyle factors in the workplace

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 324-331

  Richmond, Robyn ^a,b,c   Wodak, Alex ^c   Bourne, Susan ^a   Heather, Nick ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031748097     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1998.tb01386.x     Document Type: Article

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