Physical activity and smoking habits in relation to weight status among Lebanese university students

International Journal of Health Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-27

  Yahia, Najat ^a   Abdallah, Abbass ^b   Achkar, Alice ^b   Rizk, Sandra ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Body fat; Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEBANON; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 77957682524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15969819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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