Network composition and health behaviors among older Samoan women

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 814-836

  Levy Storms, Lené ^a   Lubben, James E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Health promotion; Minority women's health; Social support networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; SAMOA; SCREENING; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAMOA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33750686640     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264306293263     Document Type: Article

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