Basic Demographics, Health Practices, and Health Status of U.S. Medical Students

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 499-505

  Frank, Erica ^a   Carrera, Jennifer S ^a   Elon, Lisa ^b   Hertzberg, Vicki S ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33845453731     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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