Physical and psychological well-being of university students: Survey of eleven faculties in egypt

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 293-310

  El Ansari, Walid ^a   Labeeb, Shokria ^b   Moseley, Lawrence ^c   Kotb, Safaa ^b   El Houfy, Amira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burdens and stressors; Gender; Physical health; Psychological well being; Psychosomatic; Social support; University students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WELLBEING;

EID: 84876187036     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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