Factors contributing to health behaviors among the elderly in Taiwan

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 441-452

  Hsu, Chih Cheng ^a   Hsu, Hsiang Ming ^b   Shu, Chen Chun ^a   Shih, Yaw Tang ^a   Tai, Tong Yuan ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Exercise; Health behavior; Influenza immunization; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROBABILITY; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 1842686841     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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