Trends in health behaviors in the old-old population: Results from a national survey

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-11

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol consumption; Health behaviors; old old; physical activity; smoking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING;

EID: 84858046492     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2011.644642     Document Type: Article

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