The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 6 , Pages 528-534 , June 2009

Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle Habits in US Adults, 1988-2006

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 Funding: This study was supported in part by grant 5 D55HP05150 from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Preliminary findings were presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group meeting in Puerto Rico, November 18, 2008.

 Conflict of Interest: The authors of this study have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

 Authorship: All authors had full access to all of the data in the study and had a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(08)01207-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.11.013

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 6 , Pages 528-534 , June 2009

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