Predicting geographical variations in behavioural risk factors: An analysis of physical and mental healthy days

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 150-155

  Jia, H ^a   Muennig, P ^b   Lubetkin, E I ^b   Gold, M R ^b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642439291     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.58.2.150     Document Type: Article

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