Social support promoting health in older women

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 3-17

  Shearer, Nelma ^a,b   Fleury, Julie ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health; Health promotion; Naturalistic research; Older women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33846063207     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v18n04_02     Document Type: Article

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