Perceived Social Support and Preventive Health Behavioral Outcomes among Older Women

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 275-290

  Harvey, Idethia S ^a   Alexander, Kezia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behaviors; Older women; Social support

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84865442181     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-012-9172-3     Document Type: Article

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