Lifestyle and health promoting behaviours in Jordanian subjects without prior history of coronary heart disease

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-35

  Eshah, Nidal F ^a  

^a ZARQA UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Health behaviours; Lifestyle; Sociodemographic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; JORDAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; JORDAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78751619027     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01902.x     Document Type: Article

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