The life space questionnaire: A measure of the extent of mobility of older adults

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 460-478

  Stalvey, Beth T ^a   Owsley, Cynthia ^a,b   Sloane, Michael E ^a   Ball, Karlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GAIT; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0032705834     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489901800404     Document Type: Article

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