Health behaviour among Black and White South Africans

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 187-193

  Peltzer, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blacks; Health behaviour; South Africa; Whites

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; NEGRO; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036749732     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400212200316     Document Type: Article

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