Dietary habits and exercise practices among the students of a Saudi Teachers' Training College

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 754-759

  Al Gelban, Khalid S ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SALT INTAKE; SAUDI ARABIA; TELEVISION VIEWING; VEGETABLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MANPOWER; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 50949088791     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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