Colonising the future: Temporal perceptions and health-relevant behaviours across the adult lifecourse

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 714-733

  Lawton, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Health promotion; Health relevant behaviours; Perceptions of the future; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MORBIDITY; PERCEPTION; THREAT;

EID: 0036878973     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00315     Document Type: Article

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