Health risk factors and desire to change among homeless adults

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 455-460

  Taylor, Erin M ^a   Kendzor, Darla E ^c   Reitzel, Lorraine R ^b   Businelle, Michael S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Exercise; Health behavior; Homeless; Nutrition; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMELESS PERSON; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84975887005     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.40.4.7     Document Type: Article

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