Influences on leisure and life satisfaction of elderly people

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1-16

  Griffin, Janelle ^a   McKenna, Kryss ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Leisure; Life satisfaction; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032449146     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148V15N04_01     Document Type: Article

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