Nurses' health behaviours and physical activity-related health-promotion practices

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 289-296

  Bakhshi, Savita ^a   Sun, Fei ^b   Murrells, Trevor ^a   While, Alison ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body weight; Exercise; Health promotion; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Registered nurse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84931079469     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: 20522207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2015.20.6.289     Document Type: Article

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