Stages of Change Across Ten Health Risk Behaviors for Older Adults
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Stages of change across ten health risk behaviors for older adults.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Gerontologist
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0016-9013,1758-5341
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.4.473