Prevalence of risk-taking behaviors

Bahrain Medical Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 131-135

  Tana, Attia Zein AlAbdeen ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EXERCISE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SEATBELT; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; TEACHER;

EID: 36949004323     PISSN: 10128298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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