Health behaviours of young, rural residents: A case study

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-91

  Bourke, Lisa ^a,c   Humphreys, John ^b   Lukaitis, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health behaviours; Isolation and rural community; Rural youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; VICTORIA;

EID: 63549144817     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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