title: Age differences in health attitudes and beliefs.
abstract: In a telephone interview, samples of 196 older and 280 younger adults completed a series of 24 items designed to assess health beliefs. Differences may have implications for health care expenditures now and in the future.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska, Omaha.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thorson
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic