The health of students in institutes of higher education: an important and neglected public health problem?

Journal article

BACKGROUND: A survey of students in three UK higher education establishments was undertaken to obtain information about students' physical and emotional well-being, their attitudes to, and beliefs about health, and the prevalence of risk factors for future ill health. METHODS: Health was measured by the prevalence of longstanding illness and by the SF-36 health status measurement tool. Survey results were compared with equivalent data for 18- to 34-year-olds in the local population. The preva...

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Authors: Stewart-Brown, S; Evans, J; Patterson, J; Petersen, S; Doll, H

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of public health medicine
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 492-499
• Publication date: 2000-12-01
• DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/22.4.492
• EISSN: 1464-3782
• ISSN: 0957-4832
• Language: English
• Keywords: Student Health Services; Adolescent; Students; Prevalence; Health Services Needs and Demand; Public Health; Universities; Great Britain; Health Status Indicators; Female; Male; Chronic Disease; Humans; Adult