TY - JOUR PY - 1983// TI - Health promotion among older populations JO - International quarterly of community health education A1 - German, Pearls SP - 201 EP - 211 VL - 4 IS - 3 N2 - This article advocates the importance of health promotion among the aged. Basic issues regarding health education are explored along with barriers against and arguments for increasing such activities. Ways in which the surrounding environment has changed because of the "aging" of America are described. Proposed strategies focus on promotion of health, particularly on maintenance and rehabilitation as aspects of secondary prevention.

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LA - en SN - 0272-684X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/TKLU-2JGG-VRX6-Y2JA ID - ref1 ER -