Gender and Health Lifestyle: An In-Depth Exploration of Self-Care Activities in Later Life

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 332-340

  Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Stoller, Eleanor Palo ^b   Brewer Lowry, A Nichol ^a   Bell, Ronny A ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging and health; behavioral theories; qualitative methods; social determinants; women's health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE;

AGED; BEHAVIORISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF CARE;

EID: 84861800625     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198111405195     Document Type: Article

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