Regional differences in smoking, drinking, and physical activities of chinese residents

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages NP230-NP239

  Li, Rongjie ^a   Wang, Debin ^a   Chen, Jing ^a   Chai, Jing ^a   Tang, Mengsha ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; health behavior; regional differences

Indexed keywords

CHINA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84926351351     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539512437604     Document Type: Article

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