Health behavior and religiosity among Israeli Jews

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 703-707

  Shmueli, Amir ^a   Tamir, Dov ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Israel; Judaism; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SECULARISM; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL BELIEF; STRESS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; JUDAISM; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 35748975675     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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