Membership of the University of the Third Age (U3A) and perceived well-being

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 244-248

  Mitchell, R A ^a   Legge, V ^a   Sinclair Legge, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; University of the Third Age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030918236     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638289709166534     Document Type: Article

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