Determinants of older rural women's activity and eating

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 449-468

  Walker, Susan Noble ^a   Pullen, Carol H ^a   Hertzog, Melody ^a   Boeckner, Linda ^b,c   Hageman, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Health behavior determinants; Health Promotion Model; Midlife and older rural women; Multivariate analysis; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RURAL POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RURAL POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33646494870     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945906286613     Document Type: Article

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