Gender differences and clustering pattern of behavioural risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases: Community-based study from a developing country

Chronic Illness

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-170

  Khuwaja, Ali Khan ^a   Kadir, Muhammad Masood ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Behavioural risk factors; Chronic non communicable diseases; Clustering pattern; Developing country; Gender difference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PAKISTAN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956279531     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395309352255     Document Type: Article

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