Self-rated health in a population of expatriate workers and partners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 585-586

  Matthews, Christopher M T ^a,c   Nelson, Mark R ^b  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Monash University ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Expatriate; General health; Middle Eastern; Saudi; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DOSE RESPONSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM 36;

ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 11044233810     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqh120     Document Type: Article

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