Rural and urban disparities in quality of life and health-related behaviors among chronically ill patients

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Kurpas, D ^a   Mroczek, B ^b   Bielska, D ^c  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Disparities; Health behavior; Quality of life; Rural population

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904638148     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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