Health-risk behaviour in Croatia

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-150

  Bécue Bertaut, Mónica ^a   Kern, Josipa ^b   Hernández Maldonado, Maria Luisa ^a   Juresa, Vesna ^b   Vuletic, Silvije ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Free text answers; Health self assessment survey; Health risk behaviours; Multiple correspondence analysis

Indexed keywords

SEDATIVE AGENT;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DIET; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROATIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROATIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; ZAGREB;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 38349071992     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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