Quality of life and risk factors that affect the quality of life of Thai female physicians

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2260-2265

  Vutyavanich, Teraporn ^a,b   Sreshthaputra, Rungaroon ^b   Thitadilok, Wiboolphan ^a,c   Sukcharoen, Nares ^a,d  

^a Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Health risk factors; Quality of life; Thai female physician

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEARING DISORDER; HELMET; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEATBELT; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 37149016339     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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