Religion and healthy lifestyle behaviors among postmenopausal women: The women's health initiative

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 360-371

  Salmoirago Blotcher, Elena ^a   Fitchett, George ^b   Ockene, Judy K ^a   Schnall, Eliezer ^c   Crawford, Sybil ^a   Granek, Iris ^d   Manson, Joann ^e   Ockene, Ira ^a   O'Sullivan, Mary Jo ^f   Powell, Lynda ^b   Rapp, Stephen ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^g WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Health behaviors; Lifestyles; Middle aged women; Religion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RELIGION; RISK; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POSTMENOPAUSE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80755163480     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-011-9322-z     Document Type: Article

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