Preventing chronic illness in young veterans by promoting healthful behaviors

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Widome, Rachel ^a   Littman, Alyson J ^b   Laska, Melissa N ^c   Fu, Steven S ^d  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VETERANS HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858774577     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110132     Document Type: Article

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