The prevalence and clustering of four major lifestyle risk factors in Hong Kong Chinese older adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 788-803

  Chou, Kee Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Clustering; Healthy lifestyle; Hong Kong; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTHOR; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HONG KONG; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 52149121418     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264308321082     Document Type: Article

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