Health perceptions and health behaviours of poor urban Jordanian women

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 58-68

  Mahasneh, Sawsan Majali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Health behaviours; Health perception; Jordan; Poverty; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0035486664     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01943.x     Document Type: Article

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