Health-related lifestyles and risk behaviours among students living in Alexandria University hostels

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 376-391

  Abolfotouh, M A ^a   Bassiouni, F A ^a   Mounir, G M ^a   Fayyad, R Ch ^a  

^a High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; HALFWAY HOUSE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EGYPT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RISK-TAKING; SLEEP DISORDERS; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 34447260725     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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