Does it make sense in a coherent way? Determinants of sense of coherence in Swedish Women 40 to 50 years of age

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-26

  Krantz, Gunilla ^a   Östergren, Per Olof ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Life circumstances; Sense of coherence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 1642569722     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1101_3     Document Type: Article

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