Sense of community-belonging and health-behaviour change in Canada

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 277-283

  Hystad, Perry ^a   Carpiano, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CANADA;

EID: 84857194353     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.103556     Document Type: Article

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