Modifiable characteristics of a healthy lifestyle and chronic health conditions in older adults with or without serious psychological distress, 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 84-93

  McGuire, Lisa C ^a   Strine, Tara W ^a   Vachirasudlekha, Stephanie ^a   Anderson, Lynda A ^a   Berry, Joyce T ^b   Mokdad, Ali H ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Health behaviors; Mental health; Serious psychological distress

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; SMOKING;

EID: 67650661321     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0011-4     Document Type: Article

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