Women's aging benchmarks in relation to their health habits and concerns

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 268-277

  O'Reilly, Nancy D ^a   Thomlinson, R Paul ^b   Castrey, Margaret U ^c  

^a O'Reilly Hlth/Wellness Consult S   (United States)

^b Research and Quality Assurance   (United States)

^c Margaret Castrey and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging benchmarks; Health behaviors; Perceptions of aging; Self rated health; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL CHILD; WORK;

EID: 0141575505     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.27.3.8     Document Type: Article

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