Barriers to a healthy lifestyle among patients attending primary care clinics at a university hospital in Riyadh

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-35

  AlQuaiz, Aljoharah M ^a   Tayel, Salwa A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 60149109807     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.51818     Document Type: Article

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