Promoting healthy ageing for those over 65 with the health check log: A pilot study

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-49

  Sheriff, June N ^a   Chenoweth, Lynn ^b  

^a South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health diary; Health education; Health promotion; Healthy ageing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248602114     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2006.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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