Hypertension among females in a highly disadvantaged community in Jordan

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-53

  Shakhatreh, Farouk M N ^a   Suleiman, Ahmad Atwan ^a   Mohammed, Faisal I ^a   Alwan, Alaa Aldin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JORDAN; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JORDAN; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 37849051681     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330701723822     Document Type: Article

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