Barriers to health behaviors in male and female elderly people in korea

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 332-343

  Eun, Young ^a   Song, Mee Soon ^b   Gu, Mee Ock ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Barrier; Elderly; Health behavior

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KOREA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KOREA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70849131527     PISSN: 15982874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4040/jkan.2008.38.2.332     Document Type: Article

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