The 2016 HIGh Heels: Health effects and psychosexual BenefITS (HIGH HABITS) study: Systematic review of reviews and additional primary studies

BMC Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Barnish, Max ^a   Morgan, Heather May ^a,b   Barnish, Jean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Retired Health Visitor   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Freedom of choice; Hallux valgus; High heels; High heeled shoes; Injury; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Public health; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SELF CONCEPT; SHOE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SELF CONCEPT; SHOES;

EID: 85026498102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4573-4     Document Type: Article

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