The importance of context in understanding behavior and promoting health

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-18

  Fisher, Edwin B ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Behavioral and ecological models; Contexts; Evaluation; Genetic influences; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 42549170645     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-007-9001-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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