Theories of change: What works in improving health in mid-life?

Health Education Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 392-401

  Secker, Jenny ^a   Bowers, Helen ^b   Webb, Dale ^c   Llanes, Marlen ^d  

^a Mid Bedfordshire Family Consultation Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b Older People's Programme Help and Care   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 23344451430     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyg133     Document Type: Article

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