The Riverina men's study: Rural Australian men's barriers to healthy lifestyle habits (International Journal of Men's Health (2008) 7(3) (237-254) DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0703.237);The Riverina men's study: Rural Australian men's barriers to healthy lifestyle habits

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-254

  O'Kane, Gabrielle Maria ^a   Craig, Pippa ^b   Black, Deborah ^c   Thorpe, Christine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Health behaviours; Men; Men's health; Rural men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING HABIT; FATIGUE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEN'S HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 77649147048     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0703.237     Document Type: Erratum

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