Physical activity of Estonian family doctors and their counselling for a healthy lifestyle: A cross-sectional study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Suija, Kadri ^a   Pechter, Ülle ^a   Maaroos, Jaak ^b   Kalda, Ruth ^a   Rätsep, Anneli ^a   Oona, Marje ^a   Maaroos, Heidi Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ESTONIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTONIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953643141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-11-48     Document Type: Article

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