Older Women and Exercise: Theory of Planned Behavior Beliefs

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-163

  Conn, Vicki S ^a   Tripp Reimer, Toni ^b   Maas, Meridean L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Exercise; Health beliefs; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; READING; THEORETICAL STUDY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0037358530     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2003.20209.x     Document Type: Article

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