Questionnaire survey of physical activity in general practitioners (PHIT GP study)

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-97

  McGrady, Finbar P ^a   McGlade, Kieran J ^a   Cupples, Margaret E ^a   Tully, Mark A ^a   Hart, Nigel ^a   Steele, Keith ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Physical activity; Physician; Primary health care; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTHERN IRELAND; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING;

EID: 34147135760     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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