Health habits and psychological well-being among young, middle-aged and older Australian women

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-314

  Lee, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032721024     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910799168650     Document Type: Article

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