The pre-adoption demographic and health profiles of men participating in a programme of men's health delivered in English Premier League football clubs

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 411-416

  Pringle, A ^a   Zwolinsky, S ^a   Smith, A ^a   Robertson, S ^a   McKenna, J ^a   White, A ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clubs; Football; Health promotion; Men's health; Premier league

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; GUIDELINE; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPORT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOTBALL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING HABIT; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DIET; ENGLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960421948     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.04.013     Document Type: Article

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