Associations between dietary habits and risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in a Hong Kong Chinese working population - The "Better Health for Better Hong Kong" (BHBHK) health promotion campaign

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 757-765

  Ko, Gary T C ^a,b,d   Chan, Juliana C N ^b   Tong, Spencer D Y ^b   Chan, Amy W Y ^a   Wong, Patrick T S ^a   Hui, Stanley S C ^b   Kwok, Ruby ^a   Chan, Cecilia L W ^c  

^a HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Alice HML Nethersole Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Dietary assessment; Risk factors; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; VEGETABLES;

EID: 37349124867     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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