Gender differences in beliefs of why women live longer than men

Psychological Reports

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 587-591

  Wallace, Julia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; STUDENTS;

EID: 0030267277     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.2.587     Document Type: Article

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