The relationships between health beliefs and utilization of free health examinations in older people living in a community setting in Taiwan

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 864-873

  Hsu, Hsiu Yueh ^a   Gallinagh, Róisín ^b,c  

^a MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c United Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Health behaviours; Health belief model; Health examinations; Older people; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0035461249     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01924.x     Document Type: Article

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