Influence of self-care education on illness behaviors and health locus of control of Mexican American women

Women and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Kennedy, Catherine A ^a   DeVoe, Dale ^b   Ramer Henry, Kimberly ^b   West Kowalski, Janna ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; NORMAL HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MANUALS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0032953702     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v28n03_01     Document Type: Article

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