Breaking barriers: Health promotion initiatives in places of worship

Practical Cardiovascular Risk Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 8-10

  Zaidi, Qaim ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RAMADAN; RELIGION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 39149138974     PISSN: 14786575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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