Factors influencing self-perception of health status

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 122-127

  Kaleta, Dorota ^a   Polaǹska, Kinga ^b   Dziankowska Zaborszczyk, Elzbieta ^a   Hanke, Wojciech ^a,b   Drygas, Wojciech ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Age; Educational level; Leisure time physical activity; Smoking; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350328975     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.b0017     Document Type: Article

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