Impact of health education on lifestyles in central Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-76

  Midhet, Farid M ^a   Sharaf, Fawzy K ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAUDI ARABIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951989470     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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