Lifestyle risk factors associated with fatique in graduate students

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 565-572

  Lee, Yi Chin ^a   Chien, Kuo Liong ^a   Chen, Hsiu Hsi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fatique; Graduate student; Lifestype; Physical activity; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP TIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 34547862062     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(07)60007-2     Document Type: Article

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