A proactive approach to aging well for women over 45

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-78

  Sheriff, June N ^a   Chenoweth, Lynn ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging well; Health check log; Health maintenance; Health monitoring; Self reported health

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 61449193434     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952840802633776     Document Type: Article

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