Health behaviour among non-Western immigrants with Danish citizenship

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-210

  Hansen, Anne R ^a   Ekholm, Ola ^a   Kjøller, Mette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; body mass index; diet; emigration and immigration; ethnic groups; health behaviour; leisure time physical activity; vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CITIZENSHIP; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DENMARK; DIET; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; VEGETABLES;

EID: 40549114619     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807085065     Document Type: Article

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