The Transtheoretical Model: Gender Differences Across 3 Health Behaviors

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 645-656

  O'Hea, Erin L ^a,d   Wood, Karen B ^b   Brantley, Phillip J ^c  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Earl K Long Hospital   (United States)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary fat; Exercise; Gender differences; Smoking; Stage of change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0346218194     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.27.6.7     Document Type: Article

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