A prospective study of stage of change for general health promotion action and health-related lifestyle practices among Chinese adults

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1846-1856

  Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Chan, Brandford H Y ^a   Chan, Steve K K ^a   Leung, Gabriel M ^a   Ho, S Y ^a   Chan, W M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Health behavior; Health promotion; Hong Kong; Lifestyle; Stage of change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HEALTH CARE; LIFESTYLE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE COURSE; DRINKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33746802493     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.04.028     Document Type: Article

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