What older adults find useful for maintaining healthy eating and exercise habits

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 19-35

  Greaney, Mary L ^a   Lees, Faith D ^a   Greene, Geoffrey W ^a   Clark, Phillip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Fruit and vegetable consumption; Older adults; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; VEGETABLE;

AGED; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 15944397274     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v24n02_03     Document Type: Review

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