Intergenerational and urban-rural health habits in Chinese families

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-180

  Li, Li ^a   Lin, Chunqing ^b   Cao, Haijun ^b   Lieber, Eli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Children; Health habit

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 65849306005     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.33.2.6     Document Type: Article

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