Health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among nurses in private hospitals in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 29-34

  Al Qahtani, Mona F ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Keywords: health promoting lifestyles profile; nurses; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84928528298     PISSN: 00132446     EISSN: 2090262X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.EPX.0000461325.97703.8a     Document Type: Article

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