Leisure activities and service knowledge and use among the rural elderly

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 254-279

  West, Gale E ^a   Delisle, Marc André ^a   Simard, Clermont ^a   Drouin, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL WORK;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0029971420     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826439600800206     Document Type: Article

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