Physical mobility and social integration: Their relationship to the well-being of older Canadians

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 372-383

  Fox, Mary T ^a   Gooding, Barbara A ^b  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Canadian; Elderly; Health; Mobility; Social; Well Being

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032467979     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800012654     Document Type: Article

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