Predictors of health-promoting behaviors among freshman dental students at istanbul university

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 413-420

  Peker, Kadriye ^a   Bermek, Gülçin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dental education; Dental students; Health promoting lifestyle; Psychosocial; Students' demographics; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952325501     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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