Retiree's perceived incentives and barriers to participation in health promotion activities

Health Education Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 325-330

  Cornell, Cathleen M ^a   Davies, Ruth M ^a,b   Rosenberg, Angela M ^a,c   Fisher, Edwin B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School of Health Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0023717137     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/3.3.325     Document Type: Article

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