Sex differences in health attitudes and choice of health behaviors

Psychological Reports

Volumn 83, Issue 3 PART 2, 1998, Pages 1161-1162

  Welsh, M Cay ^a   Robinson, Tracey L ^b   Lindman, Linda S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0032242563     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1998.83.3f.1161     Document Type: Article

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