Correlations of work, leisure, and physical activities and health status with factors: A national study in Israel

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 954, 2005, Pages 262-265

  Kahan, E ^a,b   Fogelman, Y ^c   Bloch, B ^d  

^a Tel Aviv University ^*  (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; ISRAEL; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; WORK;

ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 17444372433     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.022293     Document Type: Article

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