Exploring self care in Tehran, Iran: A population based study

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1144-1149

  Eftekhar, Hassan ^a   Mirkamali, Seyyed Kamaladdin ^a   Tavafian, Sedigheh Sadat ^b   Mohammad, Kazem ^b   Shahnazi, Hossein ^b   Sharifirad, Gholamreza ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Population based study; Self care practice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CARE;

EID: 84875083939     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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