Motivational factors in health promoting behavior in later aging

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-60

  Holahan, Carole K ^a   Suzuki, Rie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Later aging; Motivation; Self development; Terman study

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745699356     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v30n01_03     Document Type: Article

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