Older Male Prisoners: Health Status, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Health-Promoting Behaviors

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 269-278

  Loeb, Susan J ^a   Steffensmeier, Darrell ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

correctional health care; health education; health promotion; older inmates; prison health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998010585     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078345806296031     Document Type: Article

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