Health status, symptoms and health counselling among middle-aged men: Comparison of men at low and high risk

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-535

  Näslindh Ylispangar, Anita ^a,b   Sihvonen, Marja ^b   Sarna, Seppo ^b   Kekki, Pertti ^b  

^a University of Helsinki ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health behaviour; Health counselling; Logistic regression analyse; Metabolic syndrome; Middle aged men

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIATICA;

EID: 56049104686     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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