Monitoring women's health in the United States: Selected chronic disease indicators, 1991-2001 BRFSS

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-314

  Mack, Karin A ^a   Ahluwalia, Indu B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONITORING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037836118     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/154099903765448817     Document Type: Article

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