Older persons who move: Reasons and health consequences

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 325-344

  Choi, Namkee O ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOCOMOTION; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS;

EID: 0029842376     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489601500304     Document Type: Article

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