Relationships among nutritional self-efficacy, health locus of control and nutritional status in older Taiwanese adults

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 15-16, 2010, Pages 2117-2127

  Chen, Su Hui ^a   Acton, Gayle ^b   Shao, Jung Hua ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health locus of control; Nutritional status; Older adults; Self efficacy; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SELF EFFICACY; TAIWAN;

EID: 77955939205     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03186.x     Document Type: Article

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