Survey of Health Attitudes and Behaviors of a Chiropractic College Population

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 477-484

  DuMonthier, William N ^a   Haneline, Michael T ^a,b   Smith, Monica ^b  

^a Palmer College of Chiropractic West   (United States)

^b Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Exercise; Health Attitudes; Overweight; Public Health; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHIROPRACTIC; CHIROPRACTIC STUDENT; COLLEGE STUDENT; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RED MEAT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; CHIROPRACTIC; EXERCISE; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SMOKING; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 68949216684     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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