Health promotion for socially disadvantaged groups: The case of homeless older men in Australia

Health Promotion International

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-165

  Quine, Susan ^a   Kendig, Hal ^b   Russell, Cherry ^b   Touchard, Denise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Health; Homeless; Lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; EATING HABIT; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; POVERTY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 2642536671     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dah203     Document Type: Article

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