Comparing health status with healthy habits in elderly assisted-living residents

Family and Community Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 158-169

  McPhee, Scott D ^a   Johnson, Timothy R ^a   Dietrich, Mary S ^b  

^a BELMONT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Health promotion; Healthy habits; Older adults; Physical health

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; SMOKING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 14644412764     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200404000-00009     Document Type: Review

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