The effects of gender and age on health related behaviors

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Deeks, Amanda ^a   Lombard, Catherine ^a   Michelmore, Janet ^a   Teede, Helena ^a  

^a Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 68149107753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-213     Document Type: Article

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