Examining gender differences in the health behaviors of Canadian university students

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-44

  Dawson, Kimberley A ^a   Schneider, Margaret A ^a   Fletcher, Paula C ^a   Bryden, Pamela J ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior choices; Gender; Health; Lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANADA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33845684726     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424007073205     Document Type: Article

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