Determinants of health-promoting behaviors in military spouses during deployment separation

Military Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-34

  Padden, Diane L ^a   Connors, Rebecca A ^a   Agazio, Janice G ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLDIER; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651324063     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-d1-000141     Document Type: Article

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