Knowledge and practice of healthy lifestyle and dietary habits in medical and non-medical students of Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 650-655

  Sajwani, Rubina A ^a   Shoukat, Sana ^a   Raza, Rushna ^a   Shiekh, Muhammad Muhyeuddin ^a   Rashid, Quratulain ^a   Siddique, Momin Saulat ^a   Panju, Sukaina ^a   Raza, Hasan ^a   Chaudhry, Sophia ^a   Kadir, Masood ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; JOB STRESS; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PAKISTAN; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 70349281473     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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