The quality of dyadic relationships, leisure activities and health among older women

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1073-1092

  Fitzpatrick, Tanya R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEISURE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70449591513     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330903199367     Document Type: Article

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