Social control of health behaviors: A comparison of young, middle-aged, and older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Tucker, Joan S ^a   Klein, David J ^a   Elliott, Marc N ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DRIVING ABILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 3543045525     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.4.P147     Document Type: Article

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