Judgments about estrogen replacement therapy: The role of age, cognitive abilities, and beliefs

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-191

  Zwahr, Melissa D ^a   Park, Denise C ^b   Shifren, Kim ^b  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENOPAUSE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0033010468     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.14.2.179     Document Type: Article

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