The association between health beliefs and health behavior change in older adults

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 1-5

  Ferrini, Rebecca ^a   Edelstein, Sharon ^a,b   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

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EID: 0028215516     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1994.1001     Document Type: Article

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