Life events and their impact on health attitudes and health behavior

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-177

  Andersson, Lars ^a   Stanich, John ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health attitude; Health behavior; Life events

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030245820     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4943(96)00716-9     Document Type: Article

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